Trained Canine Bite?
When a dog bites a man it is no news. It is only natural that a dog will bite a man or any other animal. But when a man bites a dog (if it ever happens) it is news because it is unnatural and highly improbable. And to prove this rule there should be exceptions like the one which was provided by a leading Bangla newspaper Monday. In a front page story the paper said five imported dogs of the police dog squad bit and seriously injured five policemen who were being trained, along with the dogs, by designated foreign trainers. Last November, government imported 25 pedigree dogs at a great expense to strengthen and modernise the police investigation and detection capabilities, particularly against drug peddling and other crimes. Along with the dogs have came trainers who will impart training to local policemen. Forty of them are being trained alongside the dogs. After the incident, the five culprit dogs have been 'suspended' from training and three of the injured are still being treated at the police hospital. We believe these canine sleuths were properly injected with anti-rabies serum and the injured will not suffer from hydrophobia as happens without such an immunity cover. But even then a certain period of time is critical and the biting dogs have to be kept under proper watch lest they signs unusual signs during quarantine.
The reasons for these animals going berserk against their co-trainees could not be gathered immediately. Why after about three months of 'coexistence' they should decide to revolt in a body is anybody's guess. We suppose they are being trained to detect criminals and defend themselves if they are attacked but are they smelling rat in their own company? Same side, isn't it?
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