Police dog Texa and her dog handler PC Vicki Pegrum have actually simply passed their licence test and are now assisting to keep Wiltshire safe.
On a warm day at Charlton Park, the set were executed their rates and passed – indicating 3-year-old Texa is safe to be out battling criminal offense.
PC Pegrum has actually been a law enforcement officer for 18 years, formerly operating in reaction and after that with another dog for 2 years.
She said she’s eagerly anticipating beginning deal with Texa: “The minute I fulfilled Texa the bond existed. She wishes to deal with me, I wish to deal with her, and she’s responsive to me.
“She does often have ants in her trousers, you need to let her have a little burn and settle into it however she’s charming to deal with and she’s going to be fantastic out there due to the fact that she’s level-headed.”
“Being a dog handler, it can enormously impact your home life, you need to have the dog at home with you, on our day of rest you still need to take care of the dog.
“It’s not as easy as simply going on a good dog walk, you need to take care where you take the dog due to the fact that you can’t simply take them off the result in stroll and have fun with other days, so you need to actually remain in a position to wish to do this.”
“I love being a police officer, I love working alongside the dogs, I love them being one of the tools in our kit because the reaction you get from the public is great.”
PC Pegrum and Texa have actually been trained by PC Cindy Hargreave as part of her very first course as a trainer.
Once an officer and a dog have actually been paired PC Hargreave asks her trainees for a list of qualities, they would long for in an authorities dog, and after that she provides it to the dog handler at the end of the 13-week course to see it proved out.
On this event, PC Pegrum showed that Texa ticked all her boxes.
PC Hargreave said: “My instructor did this for me and gave it to me after Tyke (my long-serving police dog) retired and it served as a reminder of the exceptional journey that dogs and their handlers go through during their careers. I wanted to make this part of the licence celebration for my students.”
