A pawfect Christmas present is on its approach. The Police Dog Trust’s annual calendar – starring a number of the New Zealand Police’s canine expertise – is open for pre-orders now, with deliveries from early November.
Proceeds from gross sales of the $20 calendar go to assist the work of the Police Dog Charitable Trust.
The calendar additionally acknowledges the proficient officers behind the lens – entries for the calendar are a contest for Police forensic photographers.
Senior Constable Alex Stammers from Tāmaki Makaurau Police is that this 12 months’s profitable photographer along with his beautiful photograph of Auckland patrol canine Primo swimming on the path of a ‘suspect’ throughout a coaching session (pictured above).
Inspector Todd Southall, chair of the Police Dog Trust and nationwide coordinator of New Zealand Police Dogs, says the picture conveys greater than merely a canine in water.
“Alex captured Primo’s wide-eyed focus and sense of objective. The monitor doesn’t cease when an offender reaches water. Depending on circumstances, a police canine and handler will at instances observe.”
Alex is happy Primo’s photograph is a winner, and that a number of different photos of his additionally characteristic within the calendar. A police officer since 2004, he began relieving as a forensic photographer in 2011 and have become a full-time photographer three years later.
“I had some ideas of what I’d like to create for the calendar and worked with our local dog section to make it happen,” he says.
A Highly Commended certificates is awarded to Senior Constable Jane Dunn, Wellington, for her artistic and technically difficult picture of six very attentive Dunedin-based dogs. Eco, Leo, Wrex, Vann, Paikea and Harlie are this 12 months’s calendar cowl stars and likewise characteristic inside, together with a number of different photos by Jane.
A second Highly Commended certificates is awarded to Senior Constable Charlotte Dyndul, from Christchurch, for her photograph of comfortable Labrador detector canine Rivet, surveying the view from the Port Hills.
More than 200 entries have been obtained from 12 photographers. The chosen images characteristic dogs coaching in quite a lot of conditions from excessive nation search and rescue and tactical work by means of to coaching classes detecting medicine and firearms. Naturally there are additionally some puppies at play.
In addition to the 13 primary month photos (January 2024-January 2025) there are 26 smaller photos unfold all year long, and a pullout poster that includes the profitable shot of Primo on one aspect and a unqiue puppy picture on the opposite aspect.
All the money raised from calendar gross sales goes to offer further assist to New Zealand Police Dog Section, together with shopping for imported genetics or serving to purchase imported dogs to strengthen the variety and genetic breeding strains of the New Zealand Police Dog Section.
Calendars might be purchased on-line by means of The Cop Shop for $20 – click on the calendar cover below to order yours (link is external)
Six attentive Dunedin patrol dogs wait with baited-breath for the following ‘commandment’ outdoors an area Taieri Church. This artistic and technically difficult cowl picture resulted in a Highly Commended certificates for Senior Constable Jane Dunn, Wellington.
