SkySoaringMagpie Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 THREE German shepherd police puppies will follow in the paw prints of Inspector Rex, despite being rejected by their mother. The three female pups were abandoned by their new mum just days after being born, only to be quickly taken in by Xanthe, a trained Customs and Border Protection labrador. Victoria Police Acting Inspector Shaun McGovern said the puppies were doing well thanks to the generosity of their adoptive parent. "It was a rough first week for our pups, but thanks to Customs they have had a mother's care and are doing really well," he said. "We might have to nominate Xanthe for mother of the year." He said Victoria Police and Customs were used to working together, just not usually with matters of the four-legged variety. Thriving alongside their labrador siblings, the puppies will be assessed for their potential for canine police work when they're older. If successful, they'll be used to track, search and perform criminal work exercises. But for now they will stay part of Xanthe's expanded brood, which has been aptly nicknamed the "Germador" litter. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/customs-dog-mum-saves-vic-police-pups/story-e6frfku9-1226598014384#ixzz2NshFEjkh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korbin13 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 What a lovely story. Only one complaint, no photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Grand Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Oh cute! It would be nice if the public knew how often the dedicated rescue folks organise such surrogate mums as all part of the job too though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkySoaringMagpie Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) What a lovely story. Only one complaint, no photos! Yes, when they ran it in the regional press they had a picture but this was the only story I could turn up last night. Apparently it was on the weekend TV news too. Simply Grand, a lot of these sorts of "feel good" stories are press release based. That is, the organisation releases a press release and then the media decides whether to run with it. Edit - et voila, the Vic Police press release with a piccie :D http://www.vicpolicenews.com.au/more-news/11847-long-paw-of-the-law.html Edited March 18, 2013 by SkySoaringMagpie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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