I am glad to say it is the same here in NZ, police dogs do indeed get treated well and live with the officer's family, on retirement they become family pets.

The one that disturbed me most, was the wonderful dogs sent to the war, who after finished their job as bomb dogs, were never returned to the US , but PTS and buried overseas, that is heartbreaking stuff, especially for the handlers, one in particular set up a monument for his dog, in honour of him, he was in tears telling how this all came about,now that really bothered me.