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A huge well done to PD Freya and her handler for passing their General Purpose course.
Thank you to PC MacDonald from @clevelandpolice for coming over to license for us!
A warm welcome to TPD Vesper and TPD Oakley ๐
These German Shepherd puppies are the newest recruits to Cumbria Police Dog Section and are following in the paw-prints of their dad, PD Ben!
We look forward to seeing them progress through their training ๐
๐1๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ PD Quake and PD Brodie
Merry Christmas from all of us at Cumbria Police Dog Section
Looks like PD Quake has got the elf under control..
๐๐ Weโre now into double digits and bringing double the fun, TPD Otis and his brother, TPD Wilson.
The pair are German Shorthaired Pointers, a breed weโve not had on the section for a few years!
Weโre excited for their careers and seeing them progress from puppies to PDs.
๐9๏ธโฃ PD Brock
๐ Brock passed his General Purpose course back in October.
GP dogs are some of the most versatile on the section, with skills including tracking suspects, searching for missing people and locating missing property.
๐8๏ธโฃ Introducing TPD Nala
Nala is one of our newest dogs on the section and will be starting her course in 2026 to become one of our specialist search dogs
She looks pretty happy to be a part of the team and we are equally as happy to have her!
๐7๏ธโฃ PD Ben
๐ Ben is one of our General Purpose dogs and has been on the section for over a year now.
He has also recently took on another roleโฆ becoming a dad to a litter of pups!
๐5๏ธโฃ Introducing TPD Freya
She is one of our newest recruits on the dog section and will be starting her General Purpose course in the New Year.
Until then, sheโs perfecting her festive skillsโฆ including removing Santa hats at speed ๐
Day four of our twelve dogs of Christmas ๐
4๏ธโฃ Today we have PD Jovi
Jovi works as one of our drugs, cash and firearms detection dogs. What could take humans hours to search, dogs like Jovi can often locate in minutes.
Day three of our twelve dogs of Christmas ๐
3๏ธโฃ Day three introduces PD Milo and PD Astra.
They recently had job trials for Santaโs reindeers.. Luckily for us they decided turn down the job offer and keep their PD titles ๐
Day two of our twelve dogs of Christmas ๐
2๏ธโฃ Today we have TPD Otto, who turns one today ๐ฅณ
Otto will start his initial course in 2026 to be one of our General Purpose dogs
๐๏ธ Weโll keep you updated with his progress when he starts his course.
Day one of our twelve dogs of Christmas ๐
Over the next twelve days we will be introducing our dogs and the different roles they play in Cumbria Police ๐พ
1๏ธโฃ Starting with PD Elf-ish (..Elvis) - one of our specialist search dogs on the section
And a happy retirement to RPD Harley ๐
Harley is putting her paws up after a dedicated career working alongside her sister, RPD Sansa, as one of our Victim Recovery and Forensic Evidence Search dogs.
We wish her a long, happy and well-earned retirement ๐พ
Happy retirement to RPD Sansa, who has retired following a successful career at Cumbria Police
We wish her a long, happy and well-deserved retirement ๐พ