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Prison Guard Dog Gets Titanium Teeth

Posted by samzenpus on from the his-bark-is-not-worse-than-his-bite dept.

It's not quite sharks with laser beams attached to their heads, but an Australian prison just got a guard dog with titanium teeth. Axel got his new metal chompers after he bit into a board, breaking many of his teeth. Veterinary dentist David Clarke says: "So much is spent on training working dogs that it ends up much cheaper to repair a dental problem than retire the dog. Prison dogs, police dogs, hunting, quarantine and customs dogs often suffer injuries in the course of their job."

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  1. Bond... by SJHillman · · Score: 3, Funny

    So now they can remake The Spy Who Loved Me and give Jaws a pet...

  2. expensive training? by flibbidyfloo · · Score: 3, Funny

    If these dogs get such expensive training, why did he bite a board and break all his teeth on it? My dog has only a couple hundred dollars worth of training and even he's smart enough not to do that!

    1. Re:expensive training? by Ichijo · · Score: 2

      Obviously, this was a carefully crafted strategy to obtain the set of titanium teeth all dogs dream about. He even knew he was irreplaceable.

      Now which is the smarter dog?

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      Any sufficiently unpopular but cohesive argument is indistinguishable from trolling.
  3. Navy Dogs already have this, and they can skydive by Debello · · Score: 2
    http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/05/05/050511-news-seal-dog-1-5/

    They can skydive, have night vision, and have titanium teeth. What's so special about one prison guard dog?