Random Fodder

After Sebastian and I attended the Buffalo Sabres' open practice yesterday morning, we heard a dog barking near the police car that was blocking traffic. As it turns out, the barks were coming from the backseat of a K-9 Unit.

We returned to the car when the police officer took the dog out of the car and let people pet him. (To avoid confusion, I will explicitly state that we pet the dog, not the officer. It was a female officer and a male dog.)

The officer explained that the dog (named "Gyro") helped her by sniffing out guns and bombs. As we left the area, Sebastian asked several questions about this. I explained about dogs' abilities and that people didn't have the sense of smell required to perform the task.

Then Sebastian asked the question that cracked me up:

Why aren't there police cats?

I could see where Sebastian was coming from. If they used dogs, why not other domesticated animals? I explained that dogs were easier to train, but I just couldn't get the image out of my head of a big, burly police officer pulling a small cat out of the car to search for bombs. I think the image was even more comical when I imagined a bulletproof vest, too.

This entry was posted on Sunday, September 17th, 2006 at 2:13 and is filed under All, Family, KinderQuotes, Sebastian.