POLICE chiefs in East Yorkshire are launching a drive for new recruits for the force’s dog section.
Humberside Police is looking for Labrador or Springer or Cocker Spaniel type dogs to be trained as drug and cash detection dogs.
The dogs need to be of a good temperament, aged between 12 and 24 months old.
Dog handler Sgt Alan Park said: “We have been in touch with our usual contacts including private breeders and rescue centres, but we are struggling to come up with many dogs that fit the bill and so we now need to look a bit further afield.” The new intakes will be allocated to a dog handler and live at home with them as all police dogs do.
Anyone who has a dog they think may be appropriate and might make a good police dog should contact dog handlers Jon Fenton on 07917 174632 or Paul Harrison 07976 618646 for further information.
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