Lissy the lazy Labrador has been ‘retired’ at the tender age of just two after showing signs she was reluctant to do her job of detecting firearms and cash for a police force
A police dog has been drummed out of the force aged two because she is too lazy to work.
Lissy the Labrador has been “retired” after showing signs she was reluctant to do her job of detecting firearms and cash. Police chiefs showed her the door for “work avoidance.”
But the lazy lab is unlikely to see it as punishment. She has been retired as a pet to a loving forever home.
The pooch had been with Lancashire Police Constabulary September 2023 and undergone extensive training to root out illicit weapons and money. Most police dogs retire between the ages of seven and 10.
But Lissy did not make it to veteran stage.
Springer spaniel Oakley is now being trained up to take her place on the front line.
A Lancashire Police spokesman said: “Lissy has hung up her harness for the last time.
“Lissy had been showing signs of avoidance when working and wasn’t 100% happy so she has been retired to a loving home.
“Be happy Lissy.’’
Many on social media understood Lissy’s work-shy attitude.
One wrote: “I can relate to showing avoidance at work ha ha.
“She basically wants to be a pampered princess from now on and who can blame her?’’
Another said: “Not dissimilar to me at the garden centre but hubby won’t let me retire just yet. Enjoy your downtime Lissy.’’
There are currently around 2,000 police dogs working across all forces in the UK, according to the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals.
They are trained to undertake a wide variety of roles including tracking suspects, searching for missing people, finding and recovering evidence and helping maintain public order.
Specialist search dogs are trained to locate and identify explosives, drugs, firearms, cash, ammunition, blood, dead bodies and can even find hard drives or SIM cards.
Dogs usually come to forces as puppies.
When they are aged 12 to 18 months they will undergo 13 weeks of intensive training at a cost of around £10,000.
Most live with their handlers – with whom they build a close bond – after retirement.
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