- By Caroline Gall
- BBC News, West Midlands
Image source, West Midlands Fire Service
Giddy signed up with the fire service in February and lives and deals with Alex Daw
The abilities of a brand-new canine hire to West Midlands Fire Service has actually assisted officers examine the arson attack at the Crooked House.
She and her handler Alex Daw helped Staffordshire firemens and authorities with an external search of the pub.
“I could not request a much better coworker and friend,” Mr Daw said.
The smart canine signed up with the fire service in April and has actually been sent to 18 events ever since, Mr Daw said.
Giddy and her handler operated at the recent fire at the Crooked House
A search began for a replacement fire accelerant dog and “we discovered this terrific little woman”, Mr Daw, who deals with her in his family home, said.
“I was presented to Giddy in February, then we disappeared for 6 weeks training so our bond has actually simply grown from there,” he said.
“She’s 15 months old now and discovering to be a family pet due to the fact that she’s a working dog.”
Mr Daw said she was a ‘terrific little woman’
Giddy can find accelerants consisting of, fuel paraffin and lighter fuel and uses unique boots when on scene at a fire to safeguard her paws.
“She will come near me after she’s found it.. she has protective boots that she would use and she would walk around and if she recognizes and accelerant she will put her nose as near or on it and after that stall like a statue, so passively show, for about 2 seconds.”
She used her boots when the set were sent to the scene of the pub fire recently.
He included: “So we were contacted there on Wednesday recently to go and do an outside or external search of the surrounding forest and location to see if there was anything we may discover, any proof.
Image source, West Midlands Fire Service
Giddy has actually been kitted out with unique boots to safeguard her from glass and other sharp things
“So we dealt with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Staffordshire forensics.”
Giddy is based in Coventry where Mr Daw operates in fire examination group comprised of 5 individuals.
He handled his dog handler function within the group previously this year when Giddy signed up with the service after she was sourced from an expert breeder who train dogs for authorities and armed force.
“So we are now a match made in paradise,” he said.
