Eight months since his introduction to Police Scotland, police pup Bodie is continuing to progress and develop in his training.
Bodie joined the police dog unit in April of this year as a young pup and is now showing real drive and promise
He is now almost 10 months old and although not quite fully grown he continues to show the suitable mental and physical characteristics of a very promising general purpose police dog.
As part of Police Scotland’s puppy development programme, Bodie is assessed regularly on basic puppy obedience incorporating sit, down, stay, heel commands and vocal recall.
He is socialised at every opportunity to encourage developmental play and to monitor his temperament.
He has also visited various locations to ensure he is environmentally astute including shopping centres, cinemas, busy transport hubs and other areas he may encounter once he becomes an operational police dog.
Inspector Menzies added: “PD Bodie has big paws to fill left by the retirement of Bear but he continues to make great progress with his basic puppy obedience training and will soon progress on to general police dog training.
“I have every confidence Bodie will be a valuable member of the team and we wish Bear well in his retirement.”
Police dog Bear retired from operational policing last month after completing more than seven years of service.
PD Bear joined then Grampian Police in September 2008 when he was eight weeks old and went on to successfully complete his training to become a general purpose police dog and became operational at the age of one.
He was partnered with Constable Rob Diver throughout his career and will spend his retirement as a family pet with him.
