Buyers take a £10k dog pounding
29 August 2012
Booming demand for security dogs has caused a national shortage of man’s best friend for policing and other duties.
Prices for a trained animal are now between £6,000 and £10,000, according to breeders and handlers.
Heightened safety concerns have prompted an increasing number of organisations to use dogs for purposes including detecting explosives and smuggling prevention, as well as crowd control.
Prices for a trained dog have rocketed from around £1,000 three years...