Dogs go Dutch

London, June 14 (Reuters): Dog handlers in a British police force are having to take language classes ? to communicate with their latest recruits.

Finding it increasingly hard to find suitable German Shepherds in Britain, some British police forces are bringing in dogs from continental Europe.

But there’s a problem. Although the latest arrivals possess all the attributes needed for police work, they only respond to commands in their native language.

Dog handlers at Avon and Somerset police for example, which has recruited three dogs from the Netherlands, have been given a sheet of practical commands in Dutch.

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