From theguardian: Buster the dog sacked for being too friendly.

Not such an uncommon occurence. One of my parents’ current surrogate children (read: dogs) is an ex-police dog. (One of our neighbours down the street is an ex-police dog trainer, and now runs a shelter for unwanted dogs.) It is a source of pride for the family; Benjo is introduced to every curious onlooker as our failed narco dog. He’s remarkably well-behaved, and has yet to run away from home, sleep on the streets or steal to feed his habit…