You really couldn't make this one up! In North Wales, police dogs are being trained to headbutt criminals rather than use their teeth. It is feared that allowing a dog to bite a criminal is an infringement of human rights. Oh, please!

This form of dog policing, known as a toothless tactic, has been developed due to an increase in the number of compensation claims from people who have been bitten by the dogs.

Deputy Chief Constable of North Wales, Clive Wolfendale, tells us that, Instead of biting, the dog is muzzled and launches itself like a missile at the midriff of the target. Er, right. What happens then, when the criminal is running away from the dog?

I don't know about toothless tactic, it sounds like toothless policing to me.

K9