APD SERVICE DOG REX WON’T BE EUTHANIZED AFTER ALL. A SANCTUARY IN CALIFORNIA THAT SPECIALIZES IN CARING FOR RETIRED MILITARY DOGS WILL TAKE HIM. REX RETIRED THIS WEEK AFTER HIS APD HANDLER RETIRED LAST FRIDAY, BUT COULDN’T TAKE HIM IN BECAUSE HE HAS A SMALL CHILD IN THE HOUSE.
APD’S CELINA ESPINOZA SAYS REX’S TRAINING MADE IT DIFFICULT TO FIND A HOME FOR HIM. SHE SAYS SERVICE DOGS ARE TRAINED TO BOND ONLY WITH THEIR HANDLER, SO YOU CAN’T REALLY PUT THEM ANYWHERE ELSE.
REX IS A MALANOIS, PART OF THE SHEPHERD BREED.
