Anyone who has ever tried to make their dog pose for a photo knows that it’s an almost impossible task. This law department found out the hard way.

Officer Levi Knach loves his job in law enforcement, because he gets to handle Kenobi, a police dog who is always keen to please.

Many of the criminals who Kenobi has hunted down won’t believe it, but Kenobi is a fun-loving animal. Whenever he’s on duty, Kenobi is as sharp as a whip. But whenever he goes off duty, he just turns into the most cuddly dog in the world.

Usually, Knach and his colleagues love spending time with Kenobi. But the dog’s loving personality sometimes causes problems. The perfect example was when Knach and Kenobi had to pose for a photograph.

As is standard for any police department, Knach and Kenobi had to pose for a picture. But Kenobi couldn’t help but show off his love for Knach in every photo.

Knach sat down and Kenobi sat next to him. The photographer tried to take the photo while the dog was staring at the camera. But the dog quickly turned away and licked Knach’s face. The first photo came out looking like this:

So they tried to draw Kenobi’s attention away from Knach. For one second, they thought that they had it. But by the time the picture was taken, Kenobi was back to showing affection to his handler:

What followed were many more attempts to get a professional-looking photo of the crime-fighting duo.

But in the end, they were able to just about get a photo where Kenobi was looking in the right direction.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources employs Kenobi and Knach. Their work is a little more complex than simply hunting down criminals. They protect local wildlife and plants from poachers. Thanks to them, any animal that should not be hunted is protected. Kenobi also finds contraband thanks to his superior sense of smell.

The adorable photos of Kenobi and Knach are enough to make anyone want to become a K-9 officer of some form.

Sadly, it takes a lot of time and money to become one. Firstly, anyone who wants to become a K-9 officer has to have a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. And any graduate of a criminal justice college must work for several years as a normal law enforcement officer before they can be considered for K-9 unit duties.

Then, after the years of normal law enforcement service, officers have to sign up for extra training, which includes spending time in a rigorous training camp with a potential K-9 unit.

The upside is that being a K-9 officer really does pay off, and not just in job satisfaction. In fact, in 2017, K-9 officers “earned a median salary of $79,970.” On top of that, the officers get extra cash in the form of reimbursement for looking after their dogs at home.

Another plus is that there are supposed to be many job openings in the K-9 officer field in the future, with the law enforcement job market being projected to grow by 7% by 2026.

But if studying for years and taking on excessive training is not for you, then you could always become a vigilante with your pet dog?

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Source: The Dodo, Indiana DNR Law Enforcement, Alvernia University