Source: New Zealand Police –
Headline: Police dog graduation ceremony, Thursday 15 March
Location:
National News
Nine months of hard work come to fruition for police patrol dogs Icon, Ezro, Hitch, Nua, Mint and their handlers on Thursday.
They are all graduating as operational teams from the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre in Trentham.
Sergeant Max Speeding and Icon are based in New Plymouth. He has been a dog handler for 17 years and Icon is his sixth dog.
Senior Constable Jason Page and Hitch are from Whanganui. Hitch will be working alongside his litter mate Haegar who is already patrolling the streets of Whanganui with another handler.