Do police dogs know they are biting a 'bad guy'?

T4A2A. They don't know that—you're assuming. Go back to the dog's training and look at the training. What's happening in the training? read more

They don't care if the guy they are biting is their best friend or Osama bin Laden. They have been conditioned to know that it is okay to go full bore, and they give it everything they have. Dogs are so formidable because they give 100% to the effort. read more

The dog doesn't know the guy is bad, just like drug sniffing dogs dont know marijuana is " bad". Dogs who are trained to find people or drugs are simply plaing a "game" with their handlers. During training, the dog is trained to find the source of certain smells or sounds. read more