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Service Dog of the Year Competition
For the second year running, the above competition was
held by kind permission of the Commanding Officer,
Colonel A H Roache, at the Defence Animal Centre,
Melton Mowbray in conjunction with the Canine Biathlon,
and the centres open day.
This year's competitors were drawn from the Devon
and Cornwall Police, the Northumbria Police, the Royal
Air Force Police, the Ministry of Defence Police, HM
Prison Service and the Northern Ireland Prison Service
For anyone interested in trained dogs, this really was a
good day out for the whole family. Not only was there the
opportunity to see the above service dogs in action, the
canine biathlon provided day long entertainment, and
you could view the kennels and training facilities at the
centre.
Close result
All of the dogs were thoroughly tested in heelwork,
retrieving ability, agility and the crowd pulling manwork tests. with the final result being decided
by one half of a mark. The eventual winner of the 1991) cumpetit i o'1 was the 1895 champion,
Prison Officer Dave Bates from the Northern Ireland Prison Service with a total of 272 marks.
Police Sergeant Paul Glennon of the Devon and Cornwall Police obtained 2711 /2 marks and was
placed second.
Our congratulations go to the winners, and our thanks to the competitors, judges and officials
for providing a first class competition. We appreciate th e support we received from Pedigree
Petfoods and the excellent prizes they provided.
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