Prison Guard Dog Gets Titanium Teeth 42
It's not quite sharks with laser beams attached to their heads, but an Australian prison just got a guard dog with titanium teeth. Axel got his new metal chompers after he bit into a board, breaking many of his teeth. Veterinary dentist David Clarke says: "So much is spent on training working dogs that it ends up much cheaper to repair a dental problem than retire the dog. Prison dogs, police dogs, hunting, quarantine and customs dogs often suffer injuries in the course of their job."
Bond... (Score:3, Funny)
Max (Score:2)
I for one... (Score:1)
Since Axel is clearly a working class citizen... (Score:2)
... it's only fair that he should have a decent dental plan like everyone else! Now what about his pension, hmmm?
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Step forward, you Anon Coward, and let yer flaming red arse be counted!
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I suppose children should get to do the same to Mom and Dad when they get old and "it's time" in the kids' sole judgement? That's likely to create some very interesting estate planning - especially in the area of conditions in wills.
expensive training? (Score:3, Funny)
If these dogs get such expensive training, why did he bite a board and break all his teeth on it? My dog has only a couple hundred dollars worth of training and even he's smart enough not to do that!
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Obviously, this was a carefully crafted strategy to obtain the set of titanium teeth all dogs dream about. He even knew he was irreplaceable.
Now which is the smarter dog?
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If these dogs get such expensive training, why did he bite a board and break all his teeth on it? My dog has only a couple hundred dollars worth of training and even he's smart enough not to do that!
Context as to why is missing. Perhaps he lunging at an escapee who put a 2x4 in the dogs path to protect himself?
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Yeah, possibly. I was being a little snide, but you never know. My dog did actually break one of his teeth in an unknown way, but they just pulled it out. He didn't get a cool metal replacement. I know he didn't bite a board though. We keep him out of the workshop because he's proven untrustworthy with the router.
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We keep him out of the workshop because he's proven untrustworthy with the router.
And you never know when they'll try to hack the Pentagon!
I'm sure had you wanted to pay for such they would have made a replacement. It looks like they replaced both canines which would be essential for a guard dog if he need to chomp down on an escapee. NO ONE is going to fuck with his handler now.
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The dog bit the headboard (I suppose on his bed?). They did not elaborate any further in TFA though.
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He might have been ripping at a fence board to get to someone on the other side. I don't think he was just chewing on it like a bone.
Re:expensive training? Scratch that... (Score:2)
I thought this was something that happened in the line of duty, but the article says, "They were fitted by veterinary dentist David Clarke after Axel shattered his teeth while biting into his bed board."
OK, this dog is seriously all teeth, no brains.
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(If this is the case, I don't recommend that Alex's handler let him sleep in the same room as the handler!)
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Not to start a flame war with some bored dog lover out there, but the dogs typically used for this type of duty are not known for their brains. They are fairly easy to train obedience into, and they are tough and loyal. But as far as I've read, they are pretty low on the "independent thinking and smarts" department.
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And someone taking this to the logical conclusion would notice that a politician...
Who (or what) received the expensive training? (Score:2)
It seem fairly obvious to me that its handler was not properly trained and thus instructed the animal to bite a board and broke its teeth. I am guessing that they diverted the training budget of the handlers to that of the canine since the animal will never form a union and complain endlessly about low pay and work conditions.
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That was my first thought too. I thought a basic part of that kind of training was 'only bite what your handler tells you to bite.'
Great, a dog with a grille (Score:2)
It'll soon be the must-have fashion accessory for the pitbulls and rottweilers roaming the ghetto
I want. (Score:1)
Flavor Flav once said... (Score:2)
When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police. [brainyquote.com]
I think he would have gotten along well with the dog who's flossin' a titanium grille. Now to get him a giant clock collar.
Why stop there? (Score:2)
Why cant we get the dogs to shoot bees from their mouths?
Big bad lifer prisoner is a big pussy when it comes to even 50 bees. they cry like little girls.
Gambling in Casablanca (Score:2)
Navy Dogs already have this, and they can skydive (Score:2)
They can skydive, have night vision, and have titanium teeth. What's so special about one prison guard dog?
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Ehh....not so much.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/05/no-navy-seal-dogs-dont-have-titanium-teeth/ [wired.com]
Just the teeth? (Score:1)
How about adamantium claws? *snikt*
Wow (Score:1)
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Hopefully (Score:1)