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The British Police and Services Canine AssociationContents4 Editorial.4 Secretaries Report.EditorKeith Long ISM42 GreenacresOssettWest YorkshireWF5 9RXTel: 01924 216844New Mobile: 077 1212 9984email:kdlong@blueyonder.co.ukMembership SecretaryJohn Warbutton6 Meadway CrescentSelbyNorth YorkshireYO8 4FXTel 07841 472 542email: johnbpsca@aol.comSecretaryPete Taylor ISMPO Box 42HornseaHU18 1WQTel 01964 536833Fax 01964 437979email: zulu.one@talktalk.net5 New Members.5 BPSCA Committee.6 A1K9 Challenge 2006 Trial10 Canadian Police Dogs.12 Life Saving 7/7 Ploice Dog Attends Launch ofAnimal’s War Exhibition.14 Be Kind to Your Four Footed Friend.16 HMS Prison Service Trials 200621 Heath Working Dog Trials.22 Dog Theft Association.27 Vets Corner - The PetsWorming in Dogs28 BPSCA Shop.29 Membership ApplicationForms.P16The copy deadline forIssue 45 is 20 January 2007On the cover:HMS Prison ServiceChampion 2006 - OfficerCarnighan with PD Farrah HMPFrankland - See page 16Any articles, statements or intentions expressed in this magazinemay not necessarily reflect the view of the BPSCA. The Editor.© This magazine contains official information and should be treated with discretion by the recipient. No responsibilityfor the quality of goods or services advertised in this magazine can be accepted by the publishers or printers.Advertisements are included in good faith. Published by Forces and Corporate Publishing Ltd, Hamblin House,Hamblin Court, 92-94 High Street, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0PQ . Tel: 01933 419994. Fax: 01933 419584.Managing Director: Ron PearsonSub Editor: Clare Freeman Advertising Manager: Heather BranchflowerThe Service Dog

British Police and Services Canine AssociationEditorialJust over a year has passed as being editorfor The Service Dog Magazine. I must admitit has not been easy, but quite rewarding. If itwasn’t for the help of many people, producingthe magazine would have been more difficult.There are so many people that have made theproduction possible all I can say is a big thankyou. In particular Clare Freeman of Forces& Corporate Publishing Ltd, Members of thecommittee, and contributors of articles forthe magazine. This also includes members ofthe forces who have provided photographs.I omitted to thank Chris Brown in our lastpublication for the great photos he took.In this issue we have an article by Verite ReilyCollins who is a travel writer and journalist.She has always been keen on dogs as hergrandfather had 21 GSD’s and a pack ofborder terriers as pets along with his gundogs. She is particularly interested in workingdogs and how they work for man, she haswritten about Border terriers and many otherarticles. Her contribution in this issue is anextract from her book about the CanadianMounties and their dogs.Sam Perrie has written an article which Ihope will get you thinking and I hope youwill send me some correspondence of whatyou think.September saw the Prison Service have theirannual National Trials. Three competitionsrepresented by the top (A)11 Patrol andone Reserve (B) Six active drug dogs and(C) Six passive drug dogs. By all accountsthe standards were very high having heardthe comments from the many people whoattended the competition. Unlike mostyears I usually take most of the photos butunfortunately I was on holiday this year so abig thank you to the NDTSG’s Bob Sephtonand Dave Fletcher from HMP Woodhill.By the time you get this issue it will benearly Christmas so as editor of the ServiceDog Magazine I wish you and your familiesthe very best and hope you have a greatChristmas and a prosperous New Year.EDSecretaries ReportOur Association has had another very goodyear and I am happy to report that after thewind had died down, we had another verysuccessful Service Dog Trails. It is always verysatisfying to observe the camaraderie that isvery evident between all the competitors takingpart, irrespective of the service they represent;this is a credit to everyone concerned.I would like to thank the members of thecommittee for their continued support.Your committee remain the same with theaddition of two new members namely, ChrisPritchard and Dave Hollis, who were elected atthe recent Annual General Meeting.It is always a pleasure to see new faces atthe AGM so please do try to join us next year.We shall publish the date as early as possibleto allow you to organise your diaries.Planning for next years Service Dog Trials arealready well under way so watch this space.The change in the weather signals that thefestive season is fast approaching, when all theyoungsters and perhaps those not so youngare getting excited at the prospect receivinglots of surprises, so I sincerely hope that youSanta is good to you.On behalf of all your committee assure youof our continued dedication, to you and everymember of our Association.May we wish you and yours a very happyChristmas and a Prosperous New YearMay God bless you all. The Service Dog

New Members- Up until 2006Subscribing Members:Members:Mr D Compton, Mr SL Nicholls, MrMG Freeman, Mr PA Williams, Mr DJSmith, Mr DB Hollis.Associate Members:Mrs S Margreaves, Mr J Hughes, MrG Morley, Mr L Nethercott.Mr P Tedder, Ms GA Edmond.Mr KL Ness, Mr M Miller, Mr DALeatherland, Mr M Young, Mr NClifford, Mr D Moyse, Mrs G Harvey,Mr J. Eaton, Vigil GSD Rescue, Mr NFMills, Mr NJ Morton-Stewart.BPSCACommitteeMembersPresidentChairmanVice ChairmanSecretaryMembershipSecretaryEditorTreasurerWebsite ManagerCharity OrganizersCommitteePaul WaltersColin HuskinsColin SrtingerStan HazlewoodBill KramerSam PerrieDave HollisSteve AllenSam MackayRon StanleyPeter TaylorJohn WarbuttonKeith LongSteve FergusonSpike ForbesLiz Read (Hon)Nancy Smith (Hon)Dave FletcherJim NunnMark AdamsMick SteelSara RowlandsMark BrittleChris PritchardA. NEAVERSON & SONS LTDThe original Fitzwilliam Kennel and Run & Royal Kennel and Run Built byNEAVERSONS for over 100 years to give lasting service and for easy relocation.Used by police forces countrywide. Export can be arranged. Details on request.Peakirk, Peterborough, PE6 7NNTel: 01733 252225Fax: 01733 252121As seen on ITV’s Police DogsAwarded 66 gold and silver medalsSuppliers to:Britains Police Forces,Customs & Excise, Security Forces,Working & Domestic Dog OwnersThe Service Dog

Al K9 Challenge 2006 TrialFriday 29 September saw six members of ‘HeathWorking Dogs’ setting off on a ?? hour drive toSwansea, to see the Al K9 Challenge 2006 Trial.This was held at the Al K9 Kennels, on arrivalat the venue we received a warm welcome forCharles and Gaynor, Charles who owns Al K9and Gaynor had put in a lot of time money andeffort to organise this trial.The two judges were Sgt Jim Gould SouthWales Police Dog Section and John HumphriesEx Met Dog Handler. Jim Gould judged theobedience, this was a good straight forwardtest (no gimmicks) H.O.L , H.F, recall, retrieve,running down and speak on command. JohnHumphries judged agility; this was just a bitdifferent from the usual run of the mill agility.Six stacked oil drums, stacked logs, windowjump with a platform which the dog had to stayon, two dog walks, hoops, hurdles, long jumpweaving poles and a mystery jump consisting ofrailway sleepers in a square full of plastic bottleswhich the dog could either run through or jump. The Service Dog

The criminal work was also a little different.Two men entered the arena in scratch pantsand normal bit bar sleeves on challenged theyran off, the handler was told to release his dogone man stood still, the dog had to leave himand stop the runner search both and escort tothe judges. Stick attack, one man wearing acovert sleeve, really exploded onto the dogsputting them under pressure, one or two dogswere not ready for this. Gun attack, Man in fullbite suit again putting the dogs under pressureagain one or two dogs were not ready for it.On the whole it was a very good and enjoyabletrial, well done Al K9.RESULTS• 1st Mick Tustain and Ike (Mali)Wandswarth Parks Police. - (above)• 2nd Peter Branch and Meg (Mali)Caesar Security.• 3rd Ron Stanley and Duke (GSD)Heath Working Dogs.• Obedience Trophy Mark AdamsHeath Working Dogs.• Agility Trophy Mick TustainWandswarth Parks Police.All the proceeds from the event in excessof £2000 were donated to Macmillan CancerSupport.The Service Dog

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Canadian Police DogsVerite Reily Collins (c)The Mounties always get their man, and todaythis is often with the help of a Police Dog.The Canadian police were probably the firstin the world to have an official dog section.Their sled dog section was founded in 1873(before the Ghent Dog section from Belgium),when the first dog sled team from Lower FortGarry went out to investigate a report of whiskytraders operating illegally. During the followingyears sled dogs were hired when necessary, until1895/6 when the North West Mounted PoliceForce owned dogs in the Yukon.Due to demand, these dogs cost $150 -$250 each; a huge sum for those days. Theyworked well; one patrol under Inspector A.M. Jarvis covering more than 2000 miles. By1899 the Force had 231 dogs in the Yukon,mostly Huskies, but other dogs were used forbreeding, including Malamutes - known tobe hardier.These were dual purpose teams: huntingcriminals and also delivering the mail (betthey were more dependable than our RoyalMail today). In 1899 these dog teams travelledover 64,000 miles; one team making a 93 miletrip in one day.The first threat to dog teams arrived in 1902.Roads and trails were being opened up in theYukon, which meant horses could be used,but away from ‘civilisation’ the dogs were stillbeing employed. About 1960 a breeding stationwas opened, but no sooner had this becomeestablished than word came that the dogs weregoing to be replaced by skidoos.It was a sad day on March 11th, 1969, whenConstable Warren Townsend and SpecialConstable Peter Benjamin set off on the lastDog Patrol. Their official report tells of epicconditions, with dogs sometimes having togo down steep mountain trails on their ownwhilst toboggans were slid down by rope.Throughout the report there are indications ofthe importance of wildlife in the region. Oneday it was - 48 degrees and ‘the snow was2-3 feet deep, but, with both of us going infront of the dogs the trail was packed enoughto make it easy pulling for the dogs. Cariboutracks were observed indicating a large herdwas in the area. Also fresh moose, marten, wolfand wolverine tracks were observed.From 1908 general purpose dogs were beingused by the Mounties’ Police Dog Service/Servicedes Chiens Policiers. Its members occasionallyused privately owned dogs to assist them in theirinvestigations, but even in 1933 at Bassano,Alberta, when Sgt J. N. Cawsey’s GSD, Dale ofCawsalta, tracked a car thief to a deserted shack,so novel was this case that the court refusedto accept Dale’s work as evidence!However, people believed in the dogs, andthe RCMP dog section was formed in 1935with German Shepherds: Dale, of course, BlackLuz and Sultan. Two years later Commissioner10 The Service Dog

MacBrien was satisfied with the value ofpolice dogs, and established the RCMPtraining school for dogs and handlers inCalgary.All kinds of dogs were accepted, buteventually the GSD became THE policedog; it has a heavy coat allowing it towork under extreme climatic conditions.Male dogs are usually chosen, and theirhandlers are called Dog Masters.By 1940 the RCMP won its first caseinvolving dog search evidence, and in alandmark case in 1947 the Superior Courtof New Brunswick upheld a conviction forarson. The dog tracking evidence admittedat the Provincial Court level was acceptedby the higher court.By the 50s Police Dogs were an acceptedpart of the force. One case attracted a greatdeal of media attention; when the RoyalBank of Canada in Burnaby was held up,a dog helped track the three robbers. Twowere found, but not the money. An hourafter the robbery Constable Sandersonand PSD Silver from Cloverdale arrivedon the scene and picked up the thirdrobber’s scent. Stopping first at a treestump, a buried bag containing $15,000was found, plus a gun. Pressing on forover a mile, she pointed out another cachewith $2,000, and pointed other amountsof money along the trail. Across a majorhighway and then into a creek, where astranger was found, who turned out tobe the final robber.The Bank were so pleased they presentedSilver with a handsome dog collar with asilver plate: she was more interested inthe be-ribboned bone that went with thepresentation.Today a large portion of police dog workis wilderness tracking for lost people, andlooking good on recruitment posters!From a modest beginning of two teamsstationed in Western Canada, the RCMPDog Service has grown to well over 120teams stationed at strategic municipaland rural point from Newfoundland toVancouver Island.Search and RescueSearch and RecoveryK9 - Emergency AidSAR K9 C & COther Trg.01458 241777info@searchdogssar.org.ukwww.searchdogssar.org.ukBRIGHTER BY DAYVISIBLE AT NIGHTYour dog should be clearly seen at alltimes. You need a CATAC PETSAFEHARNESSUsed by manyService & SearchDog HandlersAvailable in yellow orred fluorescent/reflectiveand blue reflectivecoloursManufacturers ofspecialist/bespoketraining/veterinaryequipment, liftingslings etc.Please contact:Catac Products Ltd,1 Newnham Street, Bedford MK40 3JRTelephone: (01234) 360116Fax: (01234) 346406Email: catacprods@aol.comWebsite: www.catac.co.ukThe Service Dog 11

sLife-Saving 7/7 Police Dog AttendsLaunch of Animals’ War ExhibitionThe Animals’ WarImperial War Museum London14 July 2006 - 22 April 2007‘Jake’ the Metropolitan police dog deployed toTavistock Square and Kings Cross in the wake of the7 July terrorist bombings in London will be one of anumber of animals joining Jilly Cooper, author andpatron of the Park Lane Animals in War Memorial, atthe launch of a major new exhibition The Animals’War, at the Imperial War Museum London.Hubble Keck, (pet name ‘Jake’), and his handlerPC Crawford saved the lives of several badly injuredpeople on board the devastated bus in TavistockSquare shortly after the terrorist attacks by securinga route through the debris for the explosives officerto reach what was then thought to be a secondexplosive device. This allowed the emergencyservices access to provide urgently needed medicalassistance. Jake was then tasked to clear an areaclose to the bus so a make-shift field hospital couldbe set up, before he and PC Crawford were deployedto Kings Cross to search the mile-long route fromRussell Square tube station to the train at KingsCross and the train itself.Jake’s story is just one of many remarkableaccounts featured in The Animals’ War exhibitionwhich explores the role of animals in conflict from theFirst World War to the present day. Also attendingthe launch will be Endal, a yellow Labrador andAssistance Dog to 1991 Gulf War Veteran AllenParton. Allen served in the Royal Navy during theGulf War and suffered a severe head injury followinga road accident, which resulted in severe memoryloss and left him unable to walk, speak or write. In1995 Allen was partnered with Endal whose abilityto respond to commands and problem solve allowedAllen to regain his confidence and independence. In2001 Endal saved Allen’s life when he was knockedout of his wheelchair and left unconscious by aspeeding car. He was subsequently awarded a PDSAGold Medal, the ‘animals’ George Cross,’ for hisbravery and devotion to duty.Also present will be Buster, the Royal ArmyVeterinary Corps search dog, who received a PDSADickin Medal for locating a hidden cache of arms,explosives and bomb-making equipment in Iraqin March 2003. Regimental Mascots attendinginclude Imphal and Quebec, ferrets adopted byThe 1st Battalion Yorkshire Regiment; Shenkin II, a12 The Service Dog

Royal Windsor White goat and mascot of the 3rdRoyal Welsh Regiment, and the Shetland Pony,Cruachan III, mascot of The Argyll and SutherlandHighlanders.HMS AMETHYST veteran, Lieutenant CommanderKeir Stewart Hett MBE RN, ‘Cat Officer’ to the ship’scat Simon will also be at the launch. Simon is theonly cat to have been awarded the PDSA DickinMedal for ‘behaviour of the highest order.’ Despitebeing wounded during the 1949 Yangtse Incident,he both kept up the crew’s morale and kept downthe ship’s rat population.The Animals’ War exhibition will use photographs,film, sculptures, memorabilia and interactivefeatures to explore the intriguing and oftensurprising stories of animals in war.An accompanying exhibition book, The Animals’War, written by the historian Juliet Gardiner, witha foreword by Jilly Cooper, will be published byPortrait, priced at £20.00.A children’s book, Animals at War by IsabelGeorge and Rob Lloyd Jones will also be publishedby Usborne to coincide with the exhibition, pricedat £4.99.The Animals’ War will transfer to IWM North inManchester in summer 2007.Adults £6.00, Concessions £5.00, Children andGroups £4.00, Family Ticket £18.00For General Enquiries Tel: 020 7416 5320/1 www.iwm.org.uk/animalsFor press information, images and interviewscontact: Laura McKechan, Imperial War Museum,Tel: 020 7416 5311, Email: lmckechan@iwm.org.ukIMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM LONDONThis London branch of the Imperial WarMuseum houses exhibits ranging fromtanks and aircraft to photographs andpersonal letters; they include film andsound recordings, and some of the 20thcentury’s best-known paintings. Visitorscan explore six floors of exhibitionsand displays, including a permanent exhibitiondedicated to the holocaust and a changingprogramme of special temporary exhibitions.Imperial War Museum LondonLambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ10.00am - 6.00pmEnquiries 020 7416 5320/5321www.iwm.org.ukIMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMThe national museum of the experiences ofpeople who have lived, fought and died inconflicts involving Britain and theCommonwealth since 1914.The Imperial War Museum is theMuseum of everyone’s story: the historyof modern war and people’s experienceof war and wartime life in Britain andthe Commonwealth. It is an educationaland historical institution responsiblefor archives, collections and sites ofoutstanding national importance.The Museum’s five branches include ImperialWar Museum London which houses the awardwinningHolocaust Exhibition; the Second WorldWar cruiser HMS Belfast; the Churchill Museumand Cabinet War Rooms, housed in Churchill’ssecret headquarters below Whitehall; ImperialWar Museum Duxford, a world-renownedaviation and heritage complex, and Imperial WarMuseum North, one of the most talked-aboutnew museums in the UK.As part of theT h e A n i m a l s ’War exhibitionthe Imperial WarM u s e u m a r esetting up an activity to help families get thebest out of the exhibition. The ASDA Animal HeroTrail, will send children on an adventure roundthe exhibits performing tasks and discoveringASDA Animals’ Hero Trailthe many different ways animals have been usedin times of war and how they make use of theirnatural strength and abilities.There will also be a competition where childrenwill get the chance to win one of many prizes.For more details visitors should at the informationdesk during their visit.The ASDA Animals’ Hero Trail is supported byASDA Hero Pet Care www.asda.co.uk.The Service Dog 13

Be Kind to your Four Footed Friends(but use your common sense)(c) Sam Perrie 5th May 2006There are many good dog trainers who callthemselves ‘animal behaviourists,’ ‘dog consultants,’‘pet therapists’ and ‘behavioural canine consultants.’But there are many of them who give themselvesthese grand titles who are patently incapable oftraining any dog to an acceptable standard ofefficiency.Again, there are many people who areacademically extremely well qualified to train dogsbut who have never had the practical knowledgeand experience necessary to deal with the larger,more aggressive and difficult dogs. How couldthey have?They have been in the school room or universitylecture hall the greater part of their learning lives;attending symposia, reading books, and listening tolectures about dog training as opposed to actuallytraining dogs in a ‘hands on’ situation in thedemanding environment of the training field.Besides these, there are, of course, those whodo have the academic qualifications as well asthe many years of experience necessary to beeffective, effectual and practical dog trainers, but,unfortunately, these individuals are very few andfar between.Because of this it is beginning to dawn on me thatthere are many self styled dog trainers around, whoknow very little about the training and handling ofover-aggressive dogs with dominant personalitiesand bold temperaments; dogs that may actuallyrefuse to be trained and will insist upon being thepack leader.Furthermore, they will bite anyone who dares toattempt to take over that leadership. Trying to trainone of these dogs to be an effective attack dog byusing a tennis ball, soft blandishments and tit bitsis not going to work. I am referring here to the realhard case; the dog that invariably interprets kindnessas weakness and friendship as subservience.Many of these self-styled ‘behaviourists’ areindividuals who regard insistence upon implicitobedience by the trainer, to be unkind to thedog, if not downright cruel and archaic, andinsist that all dogs must be trained ‘kindly’ and‘psychologically’.There are also those individuals who insistthat dogs have a language of their own and cancommunicate with each other vocally, but if thisis true, then why is it that the only way in whichone dog imposes his will upon another dog is to‘psychologically’ bluff him into submission withbody language, facial expression and noises (growls,snarls etc.,) which are calculated to show hisdominance. Then if this fails he will ‘psychologically’take hold of his opponent by the scruff of the neckand proceed to ‘psychologicall‘y give him a ‘brutal’lesson on the inadvisability of opposing him. Thishappens in every part of dog society to a greateror lesser degree.It starts off with the bitch chastising her whelps,first by warning them with her body language andvocalisation and when that does not appear to behaving the desired effect ‘psychologically’ grabbingthem by the scruff of the neck and shaking them,thereby giving them ‘sufficient punishment’ to servethe purpose and, so teach them the lesson theyneed. These sort of lessons continue in the samevein right throughout their lives and on throughthe lives of their progeny.It could be argued that it is indeed brutal becausethat is the very nature of the beast, and as forarchaic? Well, it has been going on for rather along time.There are those dog trainers (and I use thatexpression extremely loosely) who feel that traininga dog to bite anyone at all is ‘brutal’ and if that is,indeed, the case then they are going to considerthat the methods that are logically necessary inorder to train and control such dogs are goingto be equally brutal. This being so, it would be acomplete and utter waste of time trying to teachattack dog training techniques to such illogicaland biased people.The use of the stick when training an attack dogis something else that is frowned upon by manyof these ‘do gooders’ ‘behaviourists’ and ‘dogpsychologists’.In the course of his operational duties the attackdog is going to be exposed to various degrees ofdiscomfort, pain and physical retaliation from the14 The Service Dog

criminals he is charged with apprehending. If he hasnever experienced pain and aggressive behaviourdirected towards himself by the criminal duringtraining, how is he going to be prepared to standup to it on operational duty?Furthermore how is his handler going to knowwhether or not his dog is brave enough and hardyenough to carry out his duties and protect himagainst heavy odds, if he has never actually seenhim doing so during simulated training exercises?This is NOT some sort of a game it is for real and ahandler’s life could well depend upon the ability andcourage of his fully trained and tested dog.Any one who has experienced training anattack dog (as opposed to a ‘right arm true’ ordemonstration type ‘security’ dog ) will be wellaware that using a baiting stick on a dog doesnot necessarily cause him any real pain or trauma.They will testify that contrary to the feelings of thebehaviourists who have never witnessed this formof training, the dogs involved, instead of showingsigns of nervousness at being struck harder andharder, actually show signs of increased angerand aggression.The more pressure to which the potential attackdog is being subjected, the angrier he will become.As a consequence, his bite power grows rapidlystronger and his reactions increase in speed andsharpness.The dog experiences the feeling that being struckwith a stick doesn’t really hurt very much at all,because, as his anger and excitement increases, sodoes the level of adrenalin in his body.This has the effect of raising the dog’s painthreshold to such a level that he becomes practicallyimmune to pain. All that the blows will achieveat this stage will be to increase the dog’s angerand aggression, which, in turn, will increase hisadrenalin levels, and so it will continue in an everincreasing spiral. It then becomes very noticeablethat instead of just reaching out for the sackingand clamping on to it, the stick motivated dog willbe actually launching himself at it with a snappingand snatching movement, taking a rapid andinstantaneous grip upon it and, in some cases,shaking it from side to side and worrying it as aterrier would shake a rat. When this sort of behaviourbegins to manifest itself the whole attitude of thedog towards intruders starts to change dramaticallyand he will wag his tail and whine in anticipationof the task ahead. His fear of being struck with astick or a club will completely disappear and willbe replaced by a manifestation of highly increasedaggression.In all the time that I have been involved with dogsI have yet to see a trained attack dog that did notgive the distinct impression that he was enjoyinghis work immensely.There is a human parallel. For example, if onecompares attack dog training with the trainingof professional sportsmen and women. Athletesand players of contact sports and games all sufferdifferent degrees of discomfort right up to the pointof pain in order to reach their respective goals.This applies more especially in the case ofprofessional boxers. Any one of them will testify tothe phenomenon of pain increasing their adrenalinflow and the heightening of their pain thresholdto such an extent that a full blooded punch on thenose will become almost painless and meaninglessin the heat of battle.Most sportsman and women swear by the oldadage that ‘there is no gain without pain’ and no oneappears to be able to answer the question ‘Wheredoes discomfort end and pain begin?’This does not excuse being deliberately cruel tothe dog in order to train him or of torturing himwith high voltage electric shocks or shouting athim and beating him for making a simple error,but it must all be taken in the proper context,kept in perspective and leavened with a modicumof common sense. Once again the old questionof where discomfort ends and real pain beginsbecomes the yardstick by which dog training anddog training methods must be judged. A lowlevel electrical stimulation may be considered tobe uncomfortable but that is a far cry from beingactually painful. It is not half as uncomfortable as the(self inflicted) feeling the dog gets when he is halfchoking himself as he drags his despairing owneralong the road whilst wearing a check chain. It ismost certainly nowhere near as painful as the swiftkick in the ribs than some unfortunate dogs getfrom an angry owner half an hour after chewingthe furniture or some other treasured possessionthat he has thoughtlessly left within easy reach.One thing is certain, you will never achieve a highstandard of efficiency and reliability in obedienceor any of the other working disciplines with a dogthat has been cruelly treated. As in many otherareas of life the proof of the pudding is certainlyin the eating. A dog that works willingly, happilyand eagerly is almost certainly a dog that has beentrained with firmness and kindness.He is also almost invariably one that respects andobeys his owner, because that is the only way thata dog knows of showing his love and affection.The Service Dog 15

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Heel Recall Down Total Declared Method Indication Total Declared Indication Method Total TOTAL PositionSec 1 Sec 2 Sec 3Maximum 30 10 20 60 200 60 40 300 30 10 20 60 420Adam Hopkins 16.0 7.0 20.0 43.0 180 48 29 257.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 305.0 4Simon Diaper 13.0 4.0 17.0 34.0 140 49 20 209.0 25.0 5.0 12.0 42.0 285.0 5Paul France 16.0 0.0 0.0 16.0 160 28 20 208.0 30.0 5.0 7.0 42.0 266.0 6Bernie Taylor 24.0 8.0 20.0 52.0 200 48 40 288.0 25.0 5.0 14.0 44.0 384.0 1John Blakeley 21.0 7.0 20.0 48.0 180 52 40 272.0 30.0 10.0 11.0 51.0 371.0 2Andy Fletcher 26.0 7.0 20.0 53.0 150 46 30 226.0 30.0 10.0 12.0 52.0 331.0 3Heel Recall Down Total Declared Method Indication Total Declared Indication Method Total TOTALSec 1 Sec 2 Sec 3Maximum 30 10 20 60 200 60 40 300 30 10 20 60 420Paul Bateman 16.0 8.5 20.0 44.5 120 30 20 170.0 30.0 10.0 14.0 54.0 268.5 5Craig Statham 26.0 10.0 20.0 56.0 160 43 20 223.0 30.0 10.0 20.0 60.0 339.0 2Chris Place 22.5 9.5 20.0 52.0 180 46 30 256.0 30.0 8.0 15.0 53.0 361.0 1Alan Hibberd 21.0 9.0 20.0 50.0 140 38 20 198.0 30.0 8.0 15.5 53.5 301.5 3Tracy Salkeld 22.5 9.5 18.0 50.0 140 34 20 194.0 30.0 8.0 16.0 54.0 298.0 4The Service Dog 17

H’work Dist Rtr’v Spk on Send Hr’dle Long Long OBED Search Search SEARCH Chase Chase Stick Gun M’WORKcntrl comm’d Away Jump down TOTAL prop pers TOTAL & hold & recall TOTAL TOTAL40 30 30 10 50 10 20 20 210 50 130 180 150 100 60 50 360 750A. Richards - WakefieldJake 26.5 28 26 7 34 0 0 20 141.5 11 62 73 142 97 54 43 336 550.5C. Pitkin - WoodhillKaiser 14.5 22 12 0 0 6 10 0 64.5 9 26 35 104 0 45 37 186 285.5B. McCourt - MaghaberrySol 21.0 26 18 7 44 0 17 20 153.0 10 77 87 136 74 55 42 307 547.0A. Robinson - MaghaberryBen 30.0 30 23 5 48 0 16 0 151.5 30 110 140 145 0 56 41 242 533.5C. Simcoe - Full SuttonBen 27.0 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 53.0 11 38 49 130 89 33 32 284 386.0S. Briers - NDTSGShadow 31.0 18 13 6 43 0 0 0 111.0 12 104 116 137 0 52 34 223 450.0J. Walsh - ManchesterEdo 10.0 23 19 4 0 0 14 20 90.0 32 58 90 136 0 51 46 233 413.0S. Jeremy - BelmarshSasha 14.0 26 6 0 0 6 0 0 52.0 17 34 51 139 92 55 44 330 433.0M. Trivett - Long LartinBruno 40.0 17 27 8 25 0 17 0 134.0 23 61 84 142 0 49 45 236 454.0C. Young - WhitemoorBex 30.0 30 27 8 18 0 17 20 150.0 40 69 109 146 91 57 47 341 600.0L. Carnighan - FranklandFarrah 37.0 28 29 8 43 10 18 20 193.0 35 104 139 141 93 54 44 332 664.018 The Service Dog

Results:HMP National ChampionPO Carnighan with PD FarrahImperial Service Medal (ISM)Geoff Dalton, Tom Hill and Jack Wilson.Passive Drug DogChampion - Bernie TaylorReserve - John BlakeleyActive Drug DogChampion - Chris PageReserve - Craig StathamHMP National Trials - Runner UpPO C Young with PD Bex. HMP Whitemoor.HMP National ChampionPO Carnighan with PD Farrah. HMP FranklandThe Service Dog 19

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Heath Working Dog Trials25 February 2006I was invited to judge the Heath working dog trialsby my good friend Ron Stanley. Along with fellowHMP Full Sutton dog handler Alan Woolston wemade the short Trip up the M62 on a freezing coldSaturday morning not quite sure what we had letourselves in for.We were greeted by Ron and were immediatelytaken into the fold and made to feel very welcome bya very enthusiastic bunch of working dog lovers.As Ron set the agility equipment up it was impressiveto see the standard of this Working dog club and itwas obvious to both of us that this was to be takenseriously. The trials commenced with a round ofobedience both on and off the leash, both fast andnormal paces. There were some cracking displaysof obedience and it was hard to Judge betweenthem. I found myself having to look really hard tofind fault. The German Shepherds performed wellwith Mark Adams and Damian O’Donneld settingthe early pace. However the two Collies worked bytwo young ladies left the GSD’s standing both havingnear faultless rounds. These two dogs both made meThink that I needed to work on my own obedienceskills with my working GSD in Order to get my owndog as tentative as the two Collies were with theirhandlers. Agility was the next order of the day withboth a three foot hurdle and a nine foot long jump.Most dogs cleared these obstacles with marks lost forbrushing the jumps or failing to clear them.The search for a person followed with three hidesto chose from, this was to be criminal for the dayAlan Woolston first dealings with the Heath dogs.Some fine searching ensued with all dogs sitting orstanding out even Damian Malinois stayed out all beit very intimidating up close and personal.It was agreed that before the halfway cup of tea andchocolate biscuits that the dogs would do the longdown however Arthur couldn’t resist the temptationand the lure of the Chocolate Hob Nobs and he missedthe start of the long down. Most dogs managed thisexercise just the handlers that failed!So after a much needy cup of tea and a warmthrough by the fire it was on to the manwork exercisesthe chase, stick and gun with a search carried out onthe chase and the gun attack.There were some excellent rounds of manwork withMark Adams and Tyson impressing both myself andcriminal Alan Woolston the Collies even had a go,this was something to behold a Collie dog doing achase and attack what a sight very enthusiastic andcommitted remind me to stand still if ever chased by aCollie. The search of the criminal was carried out wellas most competitors found the hidden weapon Ronand Colin have taught this bunch well and as deviousas I am most of them couldn’t be caught out.At the end of the proceedings the overall winnerfor an excellent display in all exercises was MarkAdams and Tyson, second was Jim Schmitz andSimba and third was Damian O’Donneld and Jake.All the competitors except the collies are membersof the BPSCA.After an excellent morning we retired to the localfor an outstanding giant Yorkshire pudding roundedoff a most enjoyable day.Thank you to all competitors it was great to seesuch enthusiasm and it certainly rubbed off on all thedogs that also appeared to relish the day.John Drewery S.O.D/H HMP Full SuttonThe Service Dog 21

DTA Advisory Panel• Nick Mays, Chief Reporter Our DogsNewspaper.• Robert Killick, Columnist for Our Dogs Newspaper& Dogs Today Magazine.• Brian Milligan, Dog Warden, Tunbridge & MallingBorough Council.• Ian Cawsey, MP for Brigg & Goole, GovernmentWhip.• Peter Purves, TV presenter, commentator andjournalist.• John Mann, MP for Bassetlaw.• Chrissy Smith, Chief Reporter Dog WorldNewspaper.• Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford.• Allen Parton, Ambassador and Trustee CaninePartners,• Endal, PDSA Gold Medal, Dogs Today ‘Dog ofthe Millennium’.• Neil Ewart, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association,Breeder Manager, Author & journalist.• Ryan O’Meara, Editor K9 Magazine•Peter Rolph, leading solicitor in the UK regardingcivil law relating to dogs.• Dawn Chadwick, Financial Advisor, Director ofBartfields Chartered Accountants.• Carolyn Mentieth, TV Presenter, Writer,Broadcaster, Journalist.• Digby, Polish Lowland Sheepdog.• Vivien Phillips, Breeder, Show Judge.• Jo Coulson, Labrador Breeder and Judge,Writer and Speaker on their history, health andmanagement.• Ken McKie, Secretary and Spokesman for theWaterside Action Group, campaigner againstpuppy farming.• Andy Watts, HM Prison Service National Dog &Technical Support Group - works with LabradorMason in the Firearms and Explosive SearchSection.• Mason, two year old yellow Labrador, supportsAndy Watts in the Firearms and Explosive SearchSection, and demonstrates his skills at publicevents.• Duncan Askew, Police Constable from HertfordshireConstabulary who is particularly concerned aboutthe rights of the owners of missing dogs.• Nick Nawrockyi, Website Administrator, in finalyear of undergraduate degree at the Universityof Durham.Dog Theft Action is dedicated to raising publicawareness to the growing crime of dog theft. We arean independent organisation that hopes to encourage“co-operation and co-ordination” between all partiesso that the numbers of dogs stolen in the UK canbe greatly reduced.Objectives:•To provide vital information to the victims of dogtheft to assist them in their search for their stolen/missing dog.• To promote responsible dog ownership so thatincidence of dog thefts are reduced• To act a catalyst bringing together all agencies thatcould have a potential impact on this issue.Aims:• To draw public attention to dog theft in its manyforms• To encourage the setting up a national databaseof lost stolen and found dogs.• To encourage the implementation of adequatesecurity measures wherever dogs are kept• To encourage all agencies dealing with deceased,stray or injured dogs to scan for microchips & checkfor tattoos in order to assist owners in their searchfor their missing pets and to obtain informationregarding their whereabouts• To encourage permanent identification[microchipping and tattooing] on a national scaleand the annual checking of microchips and regularcleaning of tattoos• To ensure public understanding of the law whereit refers to stray dogs i.e. when a stray dog is foundit must be reported to the dog warden/police assoon as possible• To encourage vets to scan new clients’ dogsroutinely• To encourage all local authorities to invest inscanning equipment and use appropriately andcorrectly on stray and deceased dogs• To ensure that missing/stolen dogs are logged assuch - not as missing/stolen property• To encourage the police to obtain scanningequipment and to register ALL reported lost dogsimmediately onto a national database• To encourage the police to register ALL founddogs and their whereabouts immediately onto anational database• To encourage rescue and welfare centres to scanevery dog that comes onto their premises even thosedogs gifted to the centre for re-homing.

‘Co-operation and Co-ordination- The Only Answer’Dog Theft Action or DTA hopes to encourage as manyorganisations as possible to draw attention to dogtheft in its many forms. DTA was set up in January2005 by people who have had bitter experienceof dog theft. Our website provides informationand support to the victims of dog theft. Contactdetails to help in the search at that crucial time andsuggestions to reduce the likelihood of dogs beingstolen are available. DTA hopes that by encouragingdog owners to be aware of dog theft they will adoptstrict security measures to protect their dogs andtheir homes against dog theft.We invite the many agencies - the police, dogwardens, RSPCA, local authorities, veterinaryorganisations, the Highways Agency, the Kennel Club,the National Neighbourhood Watch Association, theNational Dog Tattoo Register, Network Rail, serviceand assistance dog organisations, breed societies,dog training clubs and groups, rescue centres andsanctuaries - who have the power, the experienceand the expertise to unite together to reduce thestatistics associated with dog theft.DTA hopes that a national register of data onmissing dogs can be set up and made available toall these agencies and the general public. DTA is infavour of microchipping and tattooing and want dogowners to be reassured that scanning for microchipsand checking for tattoos does take place, properly,all over the country - even on deceased dogs. Wewould like vets to scan all new dogs prior to routinetreatment so that the presence of a chip can beidentified and cross referenced with Pet Log andtattoos with the National Dog Tattoo Register. Thereis evidence that some vets are already performingthis service.DTA hope that attitudes to dog theft will soonchange! This is an aspect of law and order thatreceives little or no attention from central and localgovernment and the police. The police station isusually the first point of contact when a dog has beenstolen or found. Missing and stolen dogs are loggedas stolen property in most police forces because TheHome Office directs that they are logged as such.This means that we can only estimate the true figuresattached to this distressing crime.Theft of a dog is a crime and the police have andwill continue to have responsibility for recording allreported thefts. DTA believes that a crime numbershould be issued when the theft of a dog is reportedand a distinction made between dogs and property.We also believe that if all police stations havemicrochip scanners many more ‘found’ dogs couldbe reunited with their owners immediately. Stolendogs are frequently found miles away from home,or allowed to remain with the finder for a period oftime that often goes unmonitored. Owners often livein close proximity to several Local Authorities. A dogmay be found, kennelled, re-homed or destroyedbefore its owners have had the opportunity tosearch all potential establishments. If informationand photographs were stored on a central databasetime and money could be saved and more and morehappy reunifications would take place!Dog wardens are in the very epicentre of thisconfusion! We have been surprised to learn thatmany do not have on line access. DTA believesthat all dog wardens should be able to access anational database of missing and found dogs. Wewould encourage all Local Authorities to makecomputers and training available to their dogwardens, to make their tasks less complicated.We would likewise encourage dog wardens tocollate and post information on a national register,to assist their colleagues, nationwide. The CleanNeighbourhood and Environment Act will have amajor impact on responsibility for stray dogs. Thesections that define this responsibility are not likelyto change until 2007. The public should take ‘found’dogs to the local police station or contact their localauthority dog warden.It is surprising how little people know about thelaw where it refers to found dogs. Many people whohave had a dog stolen are expected to be comfortedby the thought that someone has taken their dog inand is giving it a good home. It is illegal to take ina dog without notifying the police or dog warden.Local Authorities have different time limits for rehomingor destroying found dogs so it is vital thatinformation is made available on a national level,which is why we support the concept of a nationaldatabase for lost, stolen and found dogs.continued…

Recommended Security Measuresfor Dog OwnersHow can the general public help inthis facet of law and order?Be vigilant! If a dog suddenly appears inyour neighbourhood and you are concerned/suspicious about its origins, contact the localauthority dog warden and/or the police. Visitlost and found websites on the internet to seeif the dog has been registered with them.Get involved with the initiatives published onthis website.Write to your MP, MEP and local councillorsabout your concerns about dog theft.Write to your Chief Constable asking pertinentquestions about the procedures concerning dogtheft in your area.Write to your local authority to ask whatprocedures are in place to deal with lost, stolenand found dogs in your area. Ask particularly whathappens when dogs are killed on the roads!If you are not satisfied with the feedback youget - write back and say so!Help the victims of dog theft by putting upposters of missing dogs up in your area.To achieve these aims we will be talking to asmany organisations as possible in order to drawon their expertise, experience and resources. Ourby words are co-operation and co-ordination.DTA does not have the answers to this problembut there are many organisations and individualswho can make a huge difference and we invitethem to participate in this campaign to make theUK a safer place for dogs and their owners!By law all dogs must wear a collar and ID tagwhen in a public place. Include your surname,telephone number, address and full post code- if there’s room put ‘microchipped’ on the tagif your dog has a chip.Ensure that your dog is permanently identifiedby microchip, tattoo or better still BOTH. Ask yourvet to check your dog’s microchip every year andclean tattoos with surgical spirit regularly.Decide who owns the dog(s) within inyour family. Discuss who will own them afterbereavement or the break up of a relationship.Draw up a formal document to this effect andget all parties concerned to sign it.Keep all documentation relating to your dog(s)in a safe place. Include clear photos of frontand side profiles of your dog. Make a note ofunusual markings.Be cautious when choosing someone whowill care for your dog(s) while you are at work,in hospital or on holiday. Be clear about whenthe dog will be handed over and who willcollect it. It might be better to use a registeredboarding kennel or professional dog carer withdocumentation to this effect unless you knowsomeone who is trustworthy that will care foryour dog in your absence.Train your dog not to go out of your sight onwalks. Use an extending lead if the dog does notcomply. Vary your walk times and routes.Beware of strangers - don’t give details aboutyour dog. Don’t allow strangers to have theirphotograph taken with your dog.Be cautious when inviting people into yourhome to view dogs/puppies for sale. Restrict thenumber of visitors and their access and alwayshave someone with you.NEVER tie your dog up outside a shop!NEVER leave your dog unattended in a car!Fit an alarm/bell to your gate so that you canhear visitors/trespassers enter your property.Ensure your fencing is adequate and check itregularly for wear and tear. It should keep yourdog in and trespassers out! Keep your dog inview when it goes out into the garden.24 The Service Dog

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V e t s C o r n e rDo you have any questions forour Vets Corner expert, or wouldyou like to see something coveredin a future issue, if so contact theeditor with your questionsand suggestions.There are at least ten species of worm capableof infecting dogs in the UK. Some are only aproblem in specific parts of the country andsome are only a problem in dogs that huntor are fed raw offal. However two speciesof worms are still very common and requireregular treatment to keep them in check.Toxocara canis ‘roundworm’ this is the wormwe are most likely to see (round, white, 3-6inches long) and is the most common speciesin the UK. Almost all puppies will be infectedbefore birth from their mother and infectionmay be increased via the milk. Pups can havefully grown adult worms by three weeks ofage. Mildly infected pups rarely show any signsbut severe infections can cause obstructionof the gut and can be fatal. Toxocara eggsare passed in the faeces of infected dogs.They can survive for more than a year in theenvironment and are a source of re-infectionfor other dogs, as well as a potential risk topeople, especially young children.Dipylidium caninum is the most commontapeworm and is transmitted by ingestingfleas carrying the parasite. In most cases thereare no signs of illness although owners maywell see segments of tapeworm in the dogs’faeces (they resemble grains of rice). As withtoxocara there is a small risk of transmissionto people.this issue in Vets Corner…Worming in DogsControl is best achieved by regular wormingof puppies every two weeks until 12 weeks ofage and then every month until six months old.Adult dogs should then be wormed at leastevery three months with a combined wormersuch as Drontal plus. Routine flea control isalso an important part of worm control. Insummary although signs of worm infectionare rare, regular control is still important bothfor our canine friends but also for publichealth reasons.The Service Dog 27

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