This Police Dog Was Just Fired For The Most Adorable Reason

This is police puppy Gavel. Look at him, all adorable and cute and tiny.

This was #Gavel exactly 12 months ago, on the day he formally arrived at Government House! Happy #Friendversary to Queensland’s Vice-Regal Dog ??

A post shared by Governor of Queensland (@qldgovernor) on Apr 12, 2017 at 2:19pm PDT

At the time of Gavel’s birth, a press release from police lauded his “long line of pedigree”.

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“If the family bloodline is anything to go by, in 16 months Gavel will be tracking and catching criminals as a proud member of the Queensland Dog Squad!” it said.

Gavel was training to be a special police dog with the Queensland police force, but six weeks into his training he had his hopes of a life on the front line dashed after he was deemed too bloody nice.

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The super-friendly Gavel was undergoing a trial as a police dog at the governor of Queensland’s house in February, but after failing to show aptitude for the job he was given the role of “vice regal dog” at Queensland’s Government House.

Some of the draw cards for this morning’s first ever #viceregalInstameet to be held at Government House as part of @brisbaneopenhouse #unlockBrisbane #BOH2016 #Fernberg

A post shared by Governor of Queensland (@qldgovernor) on Oct 7, 2016 at 5:20pm PDT

It looks like he really loves it:

Here’s hoping Gavel will brush up on his manners ahead of his appearance at next Saturday’s Open Day ? #Gavel #Fernberg #OpenDay

A post shared by Governor of Queensland (@qldgovernor) on May 26, 2017 at 12:13am PDT

Learn more about Gavel and see more adorable pictures of the friendly pup on BuzzFeed!