Meet our Police Dogs
Our four legged officers are specially trained and must be healthy, of good temperament and most importantly, be bold and courageous!
The talents of our canine companions are still an invaluable crime-fighting tool for us at Gwent Police.
Our Police Dogs have different specialist skills including being able to detect drugs, money, firearms, explosives...the list goes on, along with assisting our Public Order and Firearms units.
Their sense of smell is much more sensitive than us humans, so we use this to our advantage to help us to detect and prevent crime.
Want to know what all the fuss is about? Well, we'd like you to meet them...
PD Charlie
| Breed: | German Shepherd |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Sticks & Plastic Bottles |
| Favourite thing to do: | Working and Getting Muddy |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog |
| Started Service: | March | 2018 |
| Handler: | PC 89 Morgan |
PD Wasp
| Breed: | German Shepherd |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | His kennel mate, PD Charlie |
| Favourite thing to do: | Working and Swimming |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog |
| Started Service: | April | 2018 |
| Handler: | PC 728 Watkins |
PD Bullet
| Breed: | German/Czech Shepherd |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Bite Bar |
| Favourite thing to do: | Working and chasing rabbits |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog & PSU Support |
| Started Service: | January | 2017 |
| Handler: | PC 1372 Weston |
PD Charlie
| Breed: | English Springer Spaniel |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Anything stuffed that is meant for children |
| Favourite thing to do: | Running in circles & diving in muddy puddles |
| Training: | Drugs, Cash, Firearms & Ammunition Detection |
| Started Service: | November | 2011 |
| Handler: | PC 728 Watkins |
PD Taylor
| Breed: | German Shepherd |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Bite car, tennis ball and his handler |
| Favourite thing to do: | Mountain walks, chasing PD Buddy and tracking |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog & PSU Support |
| Started Service: | November | 2015 |
| Handler: | PC 1169 Porter |
PD Buddy
| Breed: | Working Cocker Spaniel |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | An abundance of tennis balls |
| Favourite thing to do: | Obsessed with working |
| Training: | Drugs, Cash & Firearms Detection |
| Started Service: | August | 2011 |
| Handler: | PC 1169 Porter |
PD Noah
| Breed: | German Shepherd |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | His He-Man figure |
| Favourite thing to do: | Working |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog & Firearms Support |
| Started Service: | January | 2015 |
| Handler: | PC 2001 North |
PD Eddie
| Breed: | Springador (Spring Spaniel/Labrador) |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Tennis ball |
| Favourite thing to do: | Eating |
| Training: | Drugs, Cash, Firearms & Ammunition Detection |
| Started Service: | October | 2010 |
| Handler: | PC 2001 North |
PD Taz
| Breed: | Springer Spaniel |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Anything he can fetch |
| Favourite thing to do: | Chasing birds |
| Training: | Drug Detection |
| Started Service: | June | 2013 |
| Handler: | PS 473 Pearse |
PD Molly
| Breed: | Border Collie |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Tennis ball |
| Favourite thing to do: | Playing with sticks |
| Training: | Explosives Search & Detection |
| Started Service: | November | 2014 |
| Handler: | PS 473 Pearse |
PD Uzo
| Breed | Belgian Shepherd (Malinois) |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Tennis ball |
| Favourite thing to do: | Working and playing |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog & Firearms Support |
| Started Service: | March | 2012 |
| Handler: | PC 900 Rabbitt |
PD Boots
| Breed | Springador (Spring Spaniel/Labrador) |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Tennis ball |
| Favourite thing to do: | Working and playing |
| Training: | Drugs, Cash & Firearms Detection |
| Started Service: | March | 2009 |
| Handler: | PC 900 Rabbitt |
PD Tigra
| Breed: | German Shepherd |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Tennis ball |
| Favourite thing to do: | Tracking and swimming |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog & PSU Support |
| Started Service: | October | 2015 |
| Handler: | PC 730 Wood |
PD Jess
| Breed: | English Springer Spaniel |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Tennis ball |
| Favourite thing to do: | Chasing birds |
| Training: | Drugs, Cash & Firearms Detection |
| Started Service: | April | 2009 |
| Handler: | PC 730 Wood |
PD Cody
| Breed | Belgian Shepherd (Malinois) |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Anything he can bite |
| Favourite thing to do: | Working |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog |
| Started Service: | June | 2016 |
| Handler: | PC 1129 Booth |
PD Breeze
| Breed | Black Labrador |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Any ball |
| Favourite thing to do: | Eating |
| Training: | Explosives Search & Detection |
| Started Service: | June | 2014 |
| Handler: | PC 1129 Booth |
PD Wish
| Breed | German Shepard |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Leather football |
| Favourite thing to do: | Having a kick about with her football |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog |
| Started Service: | July | 2016 |
| Handler: | PC 1490 Thomas |
PD Ollie "The Collie"
| Breed | Border Collie |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Floating rugby ball |
| Favourite thing to do: | Jumping into the river after his ball |
| Training: | Drugs, Cash & Firearms Detection |
| Started Service: | October | 2016 |
| Handler: | PC 1490 Thomas |
PD Mink
| Breed | German Shepherd |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Anything his Dad throws |
| Favourite thing to do: | Catching criminals and keeping you safe |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog |
| Started Service: | October | 2017 |
| Handler: | PC 1525 James |
PD Ned
| Breed | German Shepherd |
|---|---|
| Favourite Toy: | Ball |
| Favourite thing to do: | Play with his ball |
| Training: | General Purpose Dog |
| Started Service: | October | 2017 |
| Handler: | PC 415 Davies |
The rest of our four legged Officers are still waiting for their appointments with the photographer. Stay tuned for more of our furry companions and follow @gpdogsection on twitter for the live updates and antics of our Police Dogs.
