After retirement, dogs from the Rio Municipal Guard go up for adoption; see photos

For seven years, Mike and Elmo worked on the streets together with the Dog Operations Group (GOC) of the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Guard.

According to co-workers, they were excellent guard dogs. So much so that they participated in patrolling and protection actions, in addition to major events, such as games at the Maracanã stadium. Now, however, the time has come for them to rest.

Much younger, at one year and four months old, the docile and sociable Odara showed that the job was not really in line with her temperament. For not adapting to the routine, she will also receive retirement, somewhat early.

The two males and the female are now looking for a new – and calmer – home. In general, Municipal Guard dogs begin working from the first year of life and normally retire at age 7. The group’s current staff has 40 dogs, which receive frequent training to work on patrol and in interaction actions. social interaction with citizens, through Showdog presentations.

After retirement, priority in the donation queue goes to the guard who worked with the animal. But many, because they already have three, four, five large dogs at home, are unable to adopt. Afterwards, the process is open to guards from other units of the corporation and also to citizens.

Thus, these three are available to the population. Anyone interested in keeping one of them can go straight to the GM-Rio Kennel, on Avenida Bartolomeu de Gusmão 1,200, Fundo, in Mangueira, from Monday to Friday, from 9am to 2pm. The care is provided by a veterinarian.

To take the dogs home, however, they will need to go through a rigorous selection process, in which they will be evaluated by guards who have lived with the dogs their entire lives. Interviews will be carried out to assess the conditions of the house and the candidate’s profile. Afterwards, meetings will be held with the dogs to check whether there will be rapport between them and the possible new owner.

Those chosen still need to sign a waiver stating that the animals will no longer work.

See photos of the dogs that will be adopted:

Source: CNN Brasil

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