Police & Female GSD

woody · 07-04-2011, 01:24 AM

Hi there,

Do the police/Military use female GSD's to chase down criminals, or do they only use males for that type of work?

Cheers

KZoppa · 07-04-2011, 01:28 AM

some departments use females. Its usually dependent on a bunch of things. I hope some of the people involved in police work will chime in and be able to better answer your question and explain the reasoning.

**DFrost** · 07-04-2011, 07:01 AM

I have both male and female dogs doing police work. It's all in the selection of the dog. If selected properly, the only difference is the "plumbing". The only inequality, if you want to call it that; all females are spayed, as a rule, males are not neutered.

DFrost

CassandGunnar · 07-04-2011, 07:30 AM

More and more agencies are starting to use females. The agency that I retired from was only using male dogs for many years, but because of the cost of and competition for good dogs, they are now starting to use females.
I think the trend to using females is really starting to pick up.

codmaster · 07-09-2011, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DFrost

I have both male and female dogs doing police work. It's all in the selection of the dog. If selected properly, the only difference is the "plumbing". The only inequality, if you want to call it that; all females are spayed, as a rule, males are not neutered.

DFrost

Does the difference in average size make any difference?

**DFrost** · 07-09-2011, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by codmaster

Does the difference in average size make any difference?

No. The primary role of a PSD is one of detection/location. Beyond the primary role the dog needs to pursue, engage, and remain engaged until commanded to do something different. Anything beyond sinking the teeth to the gum line and remaining engaged until called off, in my opinion, is nothing more than "mine is bigger than yours'".

DFrost

oldno43 · 07-09-2011, 08:16 AM

My military time ended over 20yrs ago. With that said back then we did use many females, in all areas including Sentry work on missle sites around the world. Many of the people I worked with had females in patrole cars, bomb and narcotic detection. Can't see any reason this would have changed.

Deuce · 07-09-2011, 09:23 AM

I think it depends on the agency. My two police agencies (Maryland State and Anne Arundel) only use intact males. I have inquired before out of my own curiousity. Now, our fire department uses a female GSD and a female Black Lab for arson detection.

Draugr · 07-09-2011, 04:08 PM

One of the best K9 dogs our local department ever had was a long-haired female GSD.

I see far more males involved in this line of work but there are females too.

AbbyK9 · 07-14-2011, 02:04 PM

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Do the police/Military use female GSD's to chase down criminals, or do they only use males for that type of work?

Most places I have been, I have seen much more males than females. However, our kennel on base currently has about a 50-50 mix of males and females. I was surprised to see just how many females they have.

07-04-2011, 01:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
woody Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 64	Police & Female GSD Hi there, Do the police/Military use female GSD's to chase down criminals, or do they only use males for that type of work? Cheers

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KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland kinda missing CO Posts: 13,831	some departments use females. Its usually dependent on a bunch of things. I hope some of the people involved in police work will chime in and be able to better answer your question and explain the reasoning. __________________ The more people I meet and talk to,the more I love my dogs and their intelligence. www.krystalscollarcreations.weebly.com Riley GSD/BC 1/10/05 Zena GSD 6/1/03 Shasta GSD 5/5/10

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DFrost Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tn Posts: 777	I have both male and female dogs doing police work. It's all in the selection of the dog. If selected properly, the only difference is the "plumbing". The only inequality, if you want to call it that; all females are spayed, as a rule, males are not neutered. DFrost __________________ Any behavior that is reinforced is more likely to occur again. DFrost

07-04-2011, 07:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
CassandGunnar Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,578	More and more agencies are starting to use females. The agency that I retired from was only using male dogs for many years, but because of the cost of and competition for good dogs, they are now starting to use females. I think the trend to using females is really starting to pick up. __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours faithful and true~ to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. ~unknown

07-09-2011, 08:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
oldno43 New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: LI New York Posts: 11	My military time ended over 20yrs ago. With that said back then we did use many females, in all areas including Sentry work on missle sites around the world. Many of the people I worked with had females in patrole cars, bomb and narcotic detection. Can't see any reason this would have changed.

07-09-2011, 09:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
Deuce Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,833	I think it depends on the agency. My two police agencies (Maryland State and Anne Arundel) only use intact males. I have inquired before out of my own curiousity. Now, our fire department uses a female GSD and a female Black Lab for arson detection.

07-09-2011, 04:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Draugr Master Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 677	One of the best K9 dogs our local department ever had was a long-haired female GSD. I see far more males involved in this line of work but there are females too.

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