Quote Originally Posted by Catsnclay
Just a thought, but WHY didn't the dog just follow him out of the car? I don't know too much about police dogs, but I just assumed that they follow their handlers around unless given a comand.
I can't talk for the police officer, obviously, but I know I have my dogs trained to NEVER leave the vehicle, even if they are left in it with doors wide open, until I tell them it is safe. This is because we travel a lot between Branson and St. Louis, a four hour drive, and sometimes have to make pit-stops along the way, gas stations, rest stops, whatever. Sometimes near busy intersections and I don't want them to just run out and risk getting ran over by a car. So they wait until I give them the "ok" command, and then they walk, not run, out of the car. Maybe he was trained the same way?