Wow, he's a long way away from you, too. I would go for something a bit closer so you aren't spending the money on shipping. A plane ride from KY to WA might be a little stressful for him, especially since he's shy. Do they adopt to people out of the area? How would they do a home visit? If they wouldn't do a home visit on a dog like this, I wouldn't adopt from them, personally. Like the others said...a dog bred for any of the police work is usually VERY intense, demanding, and you can run into a whole mess of issues trying to keep it as a house pet, versus a dog that is bred for pet or show. We had a black malanois at the kennel I used to work for that was kept there for border patrol, and she was extremely intelligent and ALWAYS on her feet, she never took 'naps', she did figure 8's the whole day in her kennel.

Anyways, if you do get him, good luck! He is very handsome.