Their handlers PC Harrison, PC Almeida and PC Rowbottom received certificates of achievement from Mr McGrail after a gruelling 16 week training period, a programme approved by the UK National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC).

Additionally, there is also a week of assessments conducted by an outside force, on this occasion it was a Bedfordshire Police assessor who came over to certify the dogs and the training.

The three dogs then carried out a demonstration of their searching and restraining abilities and displayed a high level of training and discipline, obeying the instructions from their respective handlers at every moment.

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