SWP has three operational CSI dogs – Badger, Muzzy and Tito
PC Clifford Lamburn and PC Kenneth Dicker were the first SWP Officers to become dog handlers in 1960.
The SWP Dog School has trained service dogs for forces all over the world, including police in Bermuda and Hong Kong.
The School provides instruction not only for South Wales Police officers, but for handlers from the Welsh and South West of England regions. Police officers from Cheshire, Leicestershire and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have also attended as students this year, as have the Ministry of Defence, British Army, Prison Service and the Royal Air Force.
Dog breeds used by SWP -
•German Shepherds
•Belgian Shepherds
•Springer Spaniels and Cocker Spaniels
•Labradors
•Rottweilers