Avon and Somerset Constabulary

The newest additions

Pupils of Victoria Park Community Junior School have adopted two of the youngest and newest recruits to the Dog Section. The recruits, two 11 weeks-old Belgian Malinois puppies, will visit the school on Tuesday April 1 and get to meet their new ‘owners’. Over the last few weeks the school held a competition to name the police pups and it was decided to christen them Harry and Hermione. (Video available.)

Dog section - Contents

A photograph of a police dog training to disarm an offender Information about the Unit

Find out more about the dog section. What sort of police work do we do?

A photograph of a firearms handler and his dog. Spotlight - Firearms Support Dogs

The local media experience some of the training that firearms support dogs undergo.

A photograph of Alan Paton Day in the Life of a Dog Handler

Read about a typical day in the life of a Dog Handler.

A photograph of a dog handler and his dog. Police celebrate 50 years of crime-fighting canines

Avon and Somerset Police's Dog Section celebrated its 50th anniversary at a special commemorative day held at Police Headquarters in Portishead on 30 September 30, 2007.

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