gavel has become a sensation among queenslanders according to the office of the governor the pup did not display the necessary aptitude for a life on the front line police said according to the bbc he was then removed from the roster of the queensland dog squad he also participates in special ceremonies and has even been outfitted with a custommade uniform for those occasions governor of queenslandfacebook gavel the german shepherd was given the job of viceregal dog to the governor of queensland after he flunked out of police dog academy for being too friendly governor of queenslandfacebook his duties include greeting guests and tour groups at the government house in february he posted gavels contract of employment for his official title of vice regal dog at queenslands government house gavel the german shepherd was given the job of viceregal dog to the governor of queensland after he flunked out of police dog academy for being too friendly now a little more than a year old gavel as outgrown four ceremonial coats undergone a career change and brought untold joy to the lives of the governor mrs kaye de jersey government house staff and the thousands of queenslanders who have since visited the estate the office of the governor said in a statement the dog gavel has been living at the official residence of queensland gov paul de jersey since he was 6 weeks old after police determined that he was too sociable to do police work governor of queenslandfacebook german shepherd named quasimodo living with rare spinal condition german shepherd waits weeks for murdered owner to come home german shepherd saves 7yearold owner from rattlesnake de jersey often features gavel on his social media accounts 151 a german shepherd in australia has found a new purpose after he flunked out of a police dog academy for being too friendly gavel the german shepherd was given the job of viceregal dog to the governor of queensland after he flunked out of police dog academy for being too friendly