Are police dogs allowed to ride with their heads out the window?

My K9 unit, and all the others in our training group,  had metal screens over the back windows, the purpose of which was to keep people from accessing the dog if the windows were down. Obviously, they also prevented the dogs from sticking their heads out the window. I cannot recall ever seeing a K9 patrol car that did not have those screens, but I'm sure there are some somewhere.

(If you look closely, you can see the screens on the back window of my squad car in this photo.)

But Bach was not always on duty, and we rode in my personal vehicles(especially my Jeep) quite often.  No screens or bars on those windows. And despite what our master trainer warned us about foreign objects (bugs, road pebbles, etc.) possibly  hitting the dog in the face and eyes, a dog's gotta do what a dog's gotta do.

So, off duty, he was able to kick back and feel the wind in his face, on duty, (sigh), not possible.

Thanks for asking, Linda.

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