A HUMBERSIDE Police dog and its handler have come second in the National Police Dog Trials.

PC Adrian Noble and Police Dog Evo were assessed on a variety of different skills over the course of three days, including agility, obedience and tracking. As part of the competition, the dogs had to demonstrate the ability to complete a long jump, leap over a high wall and through a window.

PC Noble and Evo got the highest combined score in the tracking and searching exercises. This involved completing tasks in property searching and people tracking.

PC Noble said: “Evo and I have worked incredibly hard in our own time to train for the competition so I am delighted that this hard work has paid off and we have come second overall. I am so proud of Evo, he is a great dog and continues to work hard to keep the people of Humberside safe.”

The pair were just 17 points behind overall winners, PC McCrea and Police Dog Mike of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.