Thames Valley, Hampshire & IOW Dog Section - Police dogs working across the five counties. Please don't report crime on Twitter call 101 or 999 in an emergency.
We’ve named the soporific pup who’s attracted so much attention Viper. Here he is on his second day in the job, making himself at home in the trainers office.....Zzzzzzzz! 😴😂
That afternoon feeling when your first day in the job proves to be a lot more tiring than you were expecting!Introducing our new (but yet to be named) addition 😴😴
🐾 TPD Tyler 🐾 hurt his paw today and went to see the nice Vet Lady. The nice lady said he behaved exceptionally well and gave him a bandage. He’s resting up now and will have some scooby snacks. Tyler would love some comments from his followers to help him get better quicker.
We know we often show clips of the dogs doing action packed things, but being trained to do “nothing” is just as important. Here’s Layla, one of our young dogs in training practicing a down-stay at Reading railway station.
#control
#containthedrive
#SafeControlledEfficient
Sometimes things don’t go as planned 🙈
This team has broken a finger and a paw this week during their course, so we’re wishing them a speedy recovery and hope they’re out on the streets soon 🤞🏻we like their matching bandages though!
#TPDAldo
#TeamInjuries
#InitialCourse
We must sadly announce that RPD Rocky was PTS this morning 🐾 Rocky served as a Victim Recovery Dog for many years & was commended on several occasions for his excellent work. He retired to his handler & family 🐾
#PawsUpNowRocky
*Newest Recruit*
Please join us in welcoming to the dog section our newest recruit, malenois pup TPD Tommy. Collected today from our friends
@WMPDogs
🙂🐾
Annual licensing and certification to allow for continued operational deployment for all our patrol dog teams this month. (No pressure! 😉) Here’s PD Ace successfully completing this morning’s recall exercise
#SkillOnDemand
🐾PD Aldo🐾
Remember Aldo who passed his final assessments recently to become a fully fledged police dog… well last night he nabbed his first criminal.
Overnight in Slough a vehicle that was taken without consent failed to stop for police
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Vice putting everything together he has learnt over the last few weeks. Shoulder lift, open stairs, grated floor and a good full mouth bite.
At not yet 5 months old he is showing great promise 🐾
#TheFuture
#K9puppy
#vice
#JOU
PD Dexter showing some practical agility in training as he jumps a wall and stream on the to catch and detain the decoy 🐾
#agility
#dogtraining
#k9unit
So in a few short hours a stalwart of our dog section (and one of the nicest guys you could ever wish to work alongside) retires: (both dogs also retiring and staying with him) Best wishes Matt from all your friends and colleagues
@HantsTVPolDogs
Confirmation received that we will be required to lose 15 handlers and their dogs by 2019 as part of budget cuts. Hugely disappointing doesn’t begin to describe emotions within the Unit.
Today is PD Nika’s last shift before he retires at the grand age of 8. No more night shifts for you, Nika - time to put those paws up! 🐾
#PoliceDogsOfTwitter
🐾Forever Home🐾
Hello Friends.
We hope you are enjoying the summer holidays.
Please meet Raven, she is a 1 year old Malinois who doesn’t quite have what it takes to continue on her journey to become a Police Dog.
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🐾Retirement Home🐾
We are looking to find a suitable forever home for Ajay, an 8 year old German Shepherd who served as a Firearms Support dog in Hants & Thames Valley for 6 years.
He is awesome but has specific needs that have made finding him a retirement home challenging.
Rope and abseiling familiarisation training with Dexter and Vice
We are always trying new things, so that our dogs and handlers are prepared for nearly anything 🐾
#k9unit
#developingdogs
#JOU
#workingdogs
Last night PD Dodge was deployed to support
@JOU_ArmedPolice
and
@tvprp
during a lengthy pursuit following a high value robbery. Well done to Dodge for detaining the one who decided to run (but sensibly gave up!)
#4fasterthan2
PD Layla (who’s journey has taken her from Battersea dogs home to licensed operational police dog) completes the “slippery-floor-weapon-attack” that formed part of today’s assessment exercises 👍🏻
#SkillOnDemand
🐾PD Hudson🐾
In
@TVP_Oxford
we had sightings of a male who was wanted for multiple shopliftings& also wanted on warrant. Funnily enough he didn’t feel like sticking around, but fear not, Hudson tracked the male& located him hiding in a field. He was charged and remanded.
When 3 of our handlers snuck away during training today it didn’t take long to guess where they went….Cuddles all round for these wannabe Police Dog puppies 🥰 and a check to make sure none got hidden in coats 😁
So, last duty now completed for one of the best skippers and finest fellas ever to serve on our dog section. Enjoy your retirement BC, you’ve earned it 🐕👍🏻
"Call of the Wild" 🐺
One of our trainee pups, TPD Ivan, was being walked near to the Wolf Sanctuary in Beenham. He stopped to join in with them, as you do. 🙂
PD Storm on day 1 of her refresher course, showing great agility and environmental skills as she flies up and down the spiral staircase 🐾
#dogtraining
#k9unit
#Storm
Noise, down-draught, fuel fumes, movement & tremors - it doesn’t get much more environmentally distracting & challenging for a dog but this youngster, who’s going through our puppy development programme, coped really well with it all. Thanks to
@NPASBournemouth
for their help! 😀
Today PD Rocky hangs up his lead and retires. He joined us as a rescue dog and licensed as a Victim Recovery Dog in 2011. Rocky has received several commendations for his good work with his handler PC Morgan 🐾
#PawsUp
#GoodBoyRocky
PD Falco and his handler on their refresher course this week showing they have a solid recall in this practical scenario where the offender gives up at the last minute 🐾
#recall
#control
#k9unit
#JOU
PD Ernie keeping Southampton safe this evening.
Detains one burglar exiting a premise, and locates two suspects having committed a residential burglary hiding under cars.
Goes on to locate the stolen property too, hidden to be collected later.
#teamwork
#thenoseknows
@PD_Ernie
🐾PD Loki🐾
In Basingstoke Loki’s handler spotted a male wanted for a domestic assault.
The chap had been wanted for some time and had been trying his best to evade police.
Loki stepped up & with his handler made sure that the suspect didn’t not evade us again.
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This week we’re running an assessment course for potential dog handlers: Monday involved a decoy coaching session and here’s one of the students getting up close and personal with one of the dogs. An exercise that’s definitely not for the faint hearted! And yes, it hurts! 😳😂
We love it when a plan comes together!! Monday afternoon we give Rocco some training in water deployments (that’s him pictured below) Tuesday evening criminal tries to evade arrest by swimming away from dog....but he doesn’t get far!! 😂😂
#gotcha
This is Hugo. Hugo is 1 year old and will soon start training to be a police dog. He's spent the last couple of days settling into some new digs, exploring the neighbourhood and checking out all the sniffs. He wishes you all a very happy Thursday. 🐾
🐾NEW TEAM🐾
Please welcome PD Aldo to the JOU Dog Section.
Set back with an injury earlier this year he has recovered & recommenced training with his handler.
Today they successfully licensed as a dog team & will now support communities across
@HantsPolice
&
@ThamesVP
Most of our dogs are sourced as pups and developed “in house” However PD Layla, who licensed this week, came to us via
@Battersea_
dogs home. We’re delighted to take her from rescue dog to qualified police dog. Huge thanks to Jeff Moore from Battersea for sending her our way 🐕
Monday morning and a new pup’s just arrived at the kennels.
Introducing Tony (not sure the name will stay!) who was bred by WMP and sired by Sam, one of our existing specialist search dogs.
Welcome aboard little fella!
PD Tash enjoying the evening view after detaining 3 males following a public order incident in Portsmouth involving a knife, all were very compliant whilst she tested her vocals 🎶 🐕 🚔
#GoodGirl
#PresenceIsEnough
#MissTash
The new recruits have now been named and will soon be off to their puppy walkers.
Meet 6 week old Luna, Fergie and Jess 🐾🐾🐾
#puppies
#k9unit
#thefuture
#JOU
Training School Dog-a-Day:
Meet Willow!! Willow is 18 months old and has the loudest bark on our course. She works with PC Jon York. Willow LOVES agility. She is a GSD but may have some Pterodactyl in her lineage, as she can often be found in the air. See the images below ⬇️
Congratulations to the three new teams who successfully passed licensing at the end of their Initial Course. PC Golding with Duvel, PS White with Layla, and PC Martin with Kyra. Good luck, success & stay safe!
🐾 PD Juke🐾
On Tuesday a 🚗 linked to thefts from lorries was sighted on the M4. After making off it was found abandoned.
PD Juke arrived and tracked through fields into farmland, locating 5 suspects attempting to hide.
5 in custody 💪🏻
#thenoseknows
#nohidingplaces
#gsd
PD Diesel taking on and dealing with the ‘gun attack’ exercise here during his refresher week. A strong and committed dog 🐾
#dogtraining
#strongdog
#k9unit
Meet PD Tash 👋
She's been a police dog for 18 months now and she's new to this social media thing!
It's actually her 3rd birthday today but she's at work because she loves it 💜
#MeetTheTeam
# MissTash
Everyone, say hello & Happy Retirement to the gorgeous PD Buster 🐶 Buster worked in Hampshire as a GP/FSD until he was 8 1/2, with a super successful career & is now enjoying retirement with one of our ex handlers & will be supported by
@pensions4paws
🐾RPD Dax🐾 We are happy to confirm that RPD Dax has found his forever home and is settling in well just in time for Christmas. Enjoy your much deserved retirement old boy! We can’t thank those of you enough who reached out about rehoming recently.
#retirement
#policedog
Following a serious domestic incident a suspect took every opportunity to evade police (including a vehicle pursuit). He took off on foot into woodland... just as he thought he’d got away PD Griff was ready and waiting on the other side of the woods 😉
#gotcha
(AM)
🐾🐾 PD HUNTER 🐾🐾
Police dog Hunter used his nose to track and locate a vulnerable 14 year old female, late at night in Milton Keynes. PD Hunter has only been out a week and is already showing how good his nose is.
#thenoseknows
@ThamesVP