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[–] Nytixus@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 5 days ago

What're they going to do when the dog gets too tired to do what it's trained to do? Give it a titanium skeleton?

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 144 points 1 week ago (4 children)

"To extend its service life" really bugs me.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It makes them sound like a car or something.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Military members are considered "equipment," by the US military. The terminology originated with them. The thugs with badges are using it for their cosplay.

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think that's okay for military purposes either tbh. Actually it's pretty disgusting.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I can understand that when taken at face value. The reason for it is that as a member of the military, you are extremely technically no longer a citizen of the US, nor are you governed by the laws and regulations of the US. You are now governed by the UCMJ, which, in theory, is much stricter about what codes of conduct will be allowed in your day to day life.

Mostly it's for accounting purposes.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

More military cosplay from the thugs with badges. That's the terminology used for service member medical procedures.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

It's a dog, not a squad car.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be fair, animals have been used that way for many millennia. It's just recently we decided that some animals are pets and not tools.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

To be even more fair, that is exactly the terminology used for military personnel medical procedures. We all know that the thugs with badges absolutely love to cosplay as military, so it follows that they would use military terminology.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 115 points 1 week ago (6 children)

What the fuck. How is this not animal cruelty?

[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 100 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Animal Cruelty is basically every K9 Unit's motto.

[–] NormalPerson@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

To them dogs are not man's best friend, just a loyal tool.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Apparently that's better for the teeth? It'd be the attack training that wears them down.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably not actually, especially in the long term. Crowns and veneers can lead to lots of other dental problems and the thing is, the dog doesn't have human speech to let handlers know it's in pain or having a problem right away so if they have a rotting tooth or a cracked one under the cap all kinds of things can go wrong.

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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 90 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Is it proper to hold the dog’s snout like a bowling ball to show its teeth?

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A dog's nose is 1000 times more sensitive than a human's

It's animal cruelty so it works!

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

It's 1000 times more sensitive to scent. I'm no veterinarian, nor am I a dog, but I foster dogs, and those little fuckers aren't exactly gentle about shoving their snouts into anything and everything available. I doubt it would hurt the dog.

That being said, yeah, the dog doesn't like it, and would probably bite anyone other than their human that tried to do that.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 72 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This fuckin dog gets better healthcare than I do.

[–] kippinitreal@lemmy.world 70 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Devils advocate: retiring an old service dog means you'd need to invest in training another pup which is way more expensive than titanium teeth and dealing even with animal cruelty complaints and/or lawsuits. Also "bleed blue" fanboys will see this as badass, so its free PR.

As a mortal/moral person advocate: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Devil's advocate counter: You think the pigs give one hoot about the cost? Of course they don't.

[–] kippinitreal@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Money saved on k9's is money for some super ugly Oakley's dude

/s

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've had two pair of Oakley's in my life so far. They were both free.

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[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Yeah, it saves money. Still insane, but not due to the cost.

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

How about we save the money by not giving the police literal attack dogs to maul people with... Maybe just start ripping budget away from the police that insist on buying up surplus military equipment, ensuring that the only tool they have to solve any problem is a gun. Nah - the people that relentlessly bleat about freedom just loooove that shiny new boot leather taste.

[–] ValenThyme@reddthat.com 62 points 1 week ago

always remember the #1 killer of K-9 units is neglectful officers.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10282580.2019.1576128

oh they'll call it heat exhaustion! Like the pups ran a marathon off their own accord and didn't hydrate.

[–] _lilith@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It can't be normal to wear out k9 teeth. I know they file them so they punch instead of tear but this seems dumb. What is he biting bricks?

To me, its that being forced to do the same thing all day, nearly everyday, wears out your body and mind, long before their due date.

We just that we don't get many reframed, visible representations of it. Especially ones this apparent.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Meanwhile regular people have to shell out a small fortune for fake teeth out of their pockets, because they surely haven't bought the right brand of toothpaste, mouthwash, floss, and electric toothbrush, not to mention that teeth are for smiling, not eating.

[–] CouncilOfFriends 29 points 1 week ago

Just today I was listening to Peter F. Hamilton's "Exodus: The Archimedes Engine" and the mention of attack dogs with diamond-tipped teeth sounded a little wacky for sci-fi. Sometimes life can be stranger than fiction.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

The dog was only 6-yo, not like they were whipping along some old man.

Ever been around dogs? They love doing what they're trained for. Had he been forcibly retired, he would have been devastated.

The caps are almost certainly way cheaper than purchasing a new dog. Last I heard, trained Germans Shepherds were going for $10,000, and that was 30-years ago.

https://fox17.com/news/local/taking-a-bite-out-of-crime-sullivan-county-k-9-gets-titanium-teeth-caps-to-extend-service-life-cherry-point-animal-hospital-andy-cherry-k9-deke-sullivan-county-sheriffs-office-sgt-hunter-ford

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 37 points 1 week ago (4 children)

There's no reason to have dogs in "law enforcement" at all.

Working dogs do love their work. But that doesn't mean all work is meaningful.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My town has a golden retriever. He's basically just a mascot, he goes around with one of the school resource officers, helps police engage with young people in the community. I know this is not exactly what you're referring to.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The fact that the cops haven't shot him accidentally by now is kind of impressive.

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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There should be a program to retire trained service animals that are too old to keep to go to like...veterans with a high-activity lifestyle or something idk. Or even like a retirement home for service animals where they can live out the rest of their days feeling challenged and engaged

They are good dogs, highly trained, very obedient, and quite intelligent. Probably smarter than most the cops they get paired with. They just need to stay active or they get really depressed.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If he was retired, he just needs his own Pixie kitten to help him acclimate to civilian life.

https://m.webtoons.com/en/canvas/pixie-and-brutus/list?title_no=452175&webtoon-platform-redirect=true

[–] Shapillon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pixie and Brutus is so cute.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I maintain that Pixie is his therapy kitten, but Brutus doesn't know that.

[–] Shapillon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

My favorite strip so far is the one in which the rabbit kicks a pinecone at Pixie. The illustration of "the gang" showing up is absolutely brilliant.

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[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Which cop was that vet a cousin/brother/spouse of?

[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 week ago

Fuck the schools! And fuck that police department too.

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