Metal teeth give US police dog a new bite

[John Lindsey]

AMERICAN police dogs are being equipped with a new weapon in the fight against crime: titanium false teeth designed to improve their bite - and their grip - on anyone trying to escape the law.

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[John Shirley]

Sheesh. I suppose it's practical, but what would've been wrong with enamel?

[tcasella]

I have worked with and around K-9's for quite some time and I don't see why anyone would go out of their way to put titanium false teeth on one of these dogs especially when the real ones work just fine.

[MarkF]

I've been bitten by them too and can attest to the mechanism's of a dog's bite. They work, the teeth I mean.

What's an "American" police dog? Is this like the American Bull Terrier, IE, Pit Bulls, or an American-trained dog of any kind?

Mark

[dakotajudo]

The metal teeth are replacements for broken teeth, not substitutes for the originals.

Cheaper than a new dog.

Peter

[tcasella]

makes sense...those K9's get pretty expensive