matt jones

Retired VRD and Specialist search. PD handler part of TVP/ Hants joint operations unit based in Berkshire

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The downside of having a retired search dog who started to be trained on digital detection before going onto drugs cash and firearms is when you’re trying to sort out your passports holiday he just keeps getting in the way 🙄#pensions4paws

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@SSD_PATCH He had arthritis in his elbow then got a cancerous growth on it. All checks done after operation and all clear 😁

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Welcome back Patch.He’s come back to his retired handler following his medical retirement from the TVP/Hants police specialist search dog team after having a leg amputated after illness. A new https://t.co/12v0gaCET8 member (Please support retired service dogs)

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@loupepper If it helps I wasn’t ready to fend off requests for Celebrity love island, Strictly, Get mr out of here etc after my story. 😉

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@ChNWPoliceDogs Reminds me of my last GP PD Ike Who I had before retirement ( I think transferred to yourselves ) when someone wanted to play baseball they had the bat but no ball and wanted to use my head as the ball. That upset Ike a Tad. Worth their weight in gold 👊

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@Gary_Scorpio66 As you say it’s hard but try and remember the good times and laugh at their naughty times which Daisy had many Thank you it means a lot

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It’s with a heavy heart to say that retired SS police dog Daisy passed away yesterday at home . She did it her own way by waiting until I was in France. She will be missed by all the Joneses and her previous handlers who allowed me to work her until our retirements

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@BBCNews Just wondering if the viewing of this evidence could affect the court case if the officer is charged, Could it prejudice a trial. I fully understand and accept the families right to view the bobycam footage and their need for answers.

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@victors38 Oh the good old days x

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@victors38 Oh how I miss the fitness testing but scrapping dog section style was always fun. Especially with the younger in service watching with mouths open 😂😂

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@victors38 Xxxx

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@distantpod @elisjames @jamesjamesbrown A cycling book worth reading is The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle. It’s about Doping in Le Tour. Hamilton was Armstrong’s most trusted lieutenant

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@PQuiltltd Duck or it will hit you x

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This popped up on on my time line from Six years ago. Then PD Poppy working trying to get some sort of closure for a family. She managed it numerous times in her career making that difference. I still miss the odd little dog. She certainly was a one-off

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It’s a hard life for RPD Daisy

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@pd_chase You just needed to use your big old giant’s voice to remind him of days gone by x

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@SheilaGray57 They are placed in an area that allows the dogs to have visual stimulation so not shut in so can’t see anything going on. There are numerous reasons to kennel dogs particularly working dogs from allowing them to acclimatise to weather conditions they will be working in. Etc etc

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RPD Daisy reminiscing of the days she lived in a kennel.

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@SheilaGray57 Handlers have their own reasons to kennel their dogs. But what ever their reasons to kennel the dogs or not the welfare is at the forefront. They are monitored by supervisors and colleagues. The kennels are large weather proofed and have a enclosed bed box.

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@Albertspanner You’re not wrong!!