Dog getting a new career

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - March 10, 2011

Not because he's bad -- but because he's too good, at jumping fences.

The energetic 2-year-old Belgian Malinois is heading off for law enforcement training.

His owners reluctantly decided to give Koa up, after he repeatedly jumped over a six-foot backyard fence.

Officials at Riverside County, California, Animal Services say Koa will be trained by a private corrections company in Arizona.

The breed is popular for law enforcement work.

Belgian Malinois are the only dogs used by the U.S. Secret Service.

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