I read that too. You would think they had more sense, but some dog handling units clearly don't . Anyone else remember a few years ago that case where a dog handler kicked a dog to death? At that training centre, it was common to punish dogs by tying them up on a fence and laying the boot into them. A young trainee who protested that this was'nt the official way to train dogs was told something along the lines of 'ignore that rubbish, this is what works. If you disagree, you've no place here' At least in that case of deliberate cruelty the officer concerned was suspended and later sacked (I think) In this case of plain stupidity I think the officer concerned should be kicked off the dog handling unit with a severe reprimand.

And he isn't even suspended. Beggars belief really.