"These little guys will get you," Sheriff Jim Cashell. "They aren't afraid of anything, and they're not trained to be gentle. They're meaner than snakes."
"These little guys" of course, are the 36 ill-tempered wiener dogs the department acquired recently to replace its trio of larger but less aggressive German shepherds. The shepherds lost favor with deputies because they are more costly to keep and, frankly, don't bite as hard as daschunds, Cashell said.
"We weren't happy with their ability to grab a bad guy and not let go until some real damage is done," Cashell said of the shepherds. "They're too easily distracted by things like dog biscuits and other treats an offender might throw at them." "These little wiener dogs, though, boy look out. They go at you and don't back down until you've learned a hard lesson," he added. "They like nothing more than grabbing an ankle and digging in like a tick."
I knew there was a reason I never liked wiener dogs. They used to chase us while we were riding our bikes and we were scared to death. Apparently, we were right to be.
