A canine cop took early (36) after bosses
at South Yorkshire Police noted his poor motivation—and a fondness for making
friends with noisy drunkards, his former (37) said
Monday. Buster, who spent six months as a police dog, has
been (38) with a family in Sheffield, near this town in
northern England, Police Constable David Stephenson said. "He
has a lack of drive and (39) when asked to do operational
work," Stephenson told The Associated Press. "He’s just a lovely pet."
Two-year-old Buster (40) well at the start of his
14-week training program, but his work (41) deteriorated and
the problem (42) once he started patrolling the streets, he
said. (43) . His handler couldn’t believe
what the dog was doing. (44) Stephenson
said. "You would have expected him to use his nose to locate him." (45) . "He just stopped working," Stephenson said. "He
just lay down and there was nothing we could do. He has got a very low drive for
finding people." In Rotherham at bar closing times, the streets
are often crowded with drunken revellers. (46) his former
handler said.