Fourteen dogs of Dog Squad which had undergone training for six months on narcotics, search and rescue and track and explosive at ITBP training centre at Panchkula, Haryana were brought back at PHQ on Thursday.
State Director General of Police (DGP) MA Ganapathy inspected the squad soon after the canines returned. later, he allocated the trained dogs among the districts and other specialised units. He also enquired about the works the dogs do from those who handle them. Fourteen dogs were purchased in 2015.
Five dogs have already been allocated for the districts while nine others have been allocated both for the districts as well as for the specialized units of the police department on Thursday. lucy, a German Shepherd (track), has been allocated for Nainital district while Daisy, also a German Shepherd (track), would be sent to Haridwar district.
Sophie, a labrador (explosive) and Jenne, a labrador (narcotics) have been marked for Dehradun district. Striker, a German Shepherd (search and rescue and Dustin, a German Shepherd (search and rescue), would work for State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). Clara, a German Shepherd (explosive), and Beila, a labrador (narcotics), would work for Haridwar district while Buddy, a German Shepherd (explosive), would be sent to Chamoli.