Midge, Lil' Police Dog.

Posted by Alex in Animal, Crime & Law, Pictures on August 3, 2006 at 4:05 am


Meet Midge, short for Midget, a Chihuahua Terrier mix and the smallest drug-sniffing dog in the US:

There seems to be a trend towards smaller dogs for police use. Trainer Dave Blosser compares dogs like Midge favourably to larger breeds. "Size-wise, endurance-wise, they last longer," he says. And there are other advantages to smaller dogs, says Bob Eden, who trains police dogs and handlers.

On the other hand, dogs that are too small may not be able to get around obstacles, and there could be a credibility problem, Mr Eden says.

"A Jack Russell terrier may make an extremely capable narcotics dog," he says, "yet some agencies would shy away from such a breed simply because the dog doesn’t have the same respect from the public as a Lab or shepherd might."

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3 comments to "Midge, Lil' Police Dog."

  1. anon
    August 3rd, 2006 at 6:30 am

    aaaaaaaaw, look at his little vest!

  2. Ted
    August 6th, 2006 at 6:02 pm

    My friends have a female Jack Russell with a Harley-Davidson vest. Maybe they could get together and role play.

  3. Manuel
    March 8th, 2007 at 3:52 pm

    I have a purebreed female smooth coat black and white with tan markings Chihuahua that would definitely be a police dog (whether in anthropomorphic form or in real life), because of her black and white colors (i depict my Chihuahua girl as a Nevada Highway Patrol [NHP] officer).


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