Bengaluru Police Are Adopting Stray Dogs To Be Trained As Guard Dogs And It's Heartwarming!

We firmly believe in adopting pets over buying because there are so many animals that need a family. When we heard about the Bengaluru City Police (BCP) recruiting street dogs to guard the police stations, our heart was filled with joy.

Yes! That’s right! The idea was the brainchild of Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Rohini Katoch Sepat, who has ordered the 17 police stations in South Bangalore Division to feed the strays loitering around the stations. These indies will be trained by the dog squad experts to be watchdogs at the stations, some of which will be recruited into dog squads later. The 50-60 strays which lived around the station were earlier fed and taken care of by the residents and now the Bangalore Police wants to do its part in the same.

The officials have already started giving basic training which includes 'sit', 'stand', 'stay', 'jump' to the dogs while feeding them. Kennels are being built for the dogs as well and they will be accompanying the officials on night patrols. BCP has also tied up with vets to take care of vaccinations and general health of the dogs, in the process to help them get ready and stronger for the roles. We're glad to hear this as research has proven that indie dogs are low maintenance and easy to care for when compared to exotic breeds and can easily replace the present dogs in the squad. This aside, the doggos are also being trained on how to behave with the public visiting police stations and identify miscreants. We truly hope this inspires more people to adopt indie pups and other pets instead of buying exotic breeds.

News Source: The New Indian Express