Dogs Trust helps three pooches develop into canine detectives

Three rescue dogs adopted from Dogs Trust rehoming centres have joined the ranks as Police Dogs serving with Nottinghamshire Police. Dogs Trust workers noticed the unimaginable potential of Rocket, Dougie and Rocky whereas they had been within the charity’s care. All had been clever, desirous to be taught and had a excessive play drive with a ball.

Newest recruit Police Dog Rocket, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois, has now joined Police Dog Dougie, a black Labrador cross, and Rocky, a Golden Labrador as invaluable members of the Nottinghamshire Police staff.

Rocket got here into Dogs Trust care in June 2022 as a seven-month-old pup the place his potential for crime preventing was noticed by the staff at Dogs Trust Ilfracombe. He was adopted in August final yr and handed his Police probation with flying colors. During his new position he has proved his distinctive capacity to trace suspects and final month sniffed out his first felony suspects who had been hiding in a bush inside a backyard.

Labrador’s Dougie and Rocky had been each handed into Dogs Trust Loughborough after their homeowners may now not look after them. Two-year-old Dougie was adopted in October 2022. He is now a medication detection canine and has discovered medication throughout quite a few operational deployments. Rocky, additionally aged two, was adopted in July this yr. Recently licensed as a medication, money and firearms sniffer canine he has already been deployed on warrants and has made a robust begin discovering hidden medication on his very first job.

Louise Crawford, Animal Welfare Scheme Coordinator at Dogs Trust stated: “The Animal Welfare Scheme has been in place for Police canine items for the previous 21 years and Dogs Trust has supported this scheme since its inception.

“We suppose the entire dogs in our care are stars, however workers working in our rehoming centres are skilled to identify dogs with additional particular crime preventing potential and we work with Police Forces signed as much as the Animal Welfare Scheme to match them and supply ongoing help.

“Rocket, Dougie and Rocky were identified by the staff at our Loughborough and Ilfracombe rehoming centres as being suitable for a working home. I am thrilled that all three dogs have done so well and are fully licensed Police Dogs with Nottinghamshire Police, achieving so much, and reaching their full potential. It’s a wonderful message to promote about rescue dogs and how special they are.”

Chief Inspector Amy English, who’s chargeable for the canine part at Nottinghamshire Police, stated: “Finding good candidates for Police canine coaching just isn’t simple so we’re grateful to the Dogs Trust for placing ahead such wonderful candidates.

“These dogs may not have had the best start in life, but they have now found a long-term home with us and are absolutely thriving in the care of their expert handlers.

“Training Police dogs is hard work and there is no guarantee that the candidates who come to us will meet the required standards, so it is hugely rewarding for everyone on the team when a new dog like Rocket, Rocky or Dougie repays the faith we put in them and gets their first great result.”

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