Colt bolted out the front door of his trainer’s home around 2 a.m. on Thursday. Colt wasn’t seen for almost 11 hours. He knows the area quite well and the expensive Belgian Malinois comes from a breed known for its superior intelligence.
Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said a City of Miami K-9 officer found Colt, “sitting on the front porch of a home in the shade. We were concerned he would run again. We showed him a toy and he came running into the vehicle. We reunited him with his handler, Officer Michael Angulo.”
Rodriguez said Colt has lived with Officer Angulo for a few months. He’s only a couple of weeks shy of completing his three-month training session.
The police department adopted Colt from the Miami Beach K9 Knights, a nonprofit made up of residents and business leaders who purchase the expensive European-bred dogs, then donate them to the police. Malinois like Colt are among the most intelligent breed of dogs.
That makes it even more puzzling in trying to figure out why Colt ran away. Rodriguez said as far as he knows, Colt is not a runner.
The officer “just came in the house and let the dog loose. The door wasn’t closed all the way,” and Colt took off, Rodriguez said.