Police dog Tyler and his handler, PC Tracy Doughty, are celebrating after beating 10 other police dog teams to qualify for the National Police Dog Assessments due to be held in April.
The initial assessments took place at HMS Rayleigh and HMS Davenport in Plymouth with a total of 13 police dog teams from across Wales and the South West competing in series of tests.
Tyler and Tracy scored 766 points overall, some 138 points above the average score and only 22 points behind the winning team. This placed them third overall and second in the South West region.
This high score secured their place in the National Assessments, where the top 1.5 percent of all police dogs in the UK will compete.
“I am proud to be able to represent Wiltshire Police in this prestigious competition,” says PC Doughty, who is based in Devizes and operates in Marlborough whenever needed.
“And I am even more proud of Tyler for his performance which helped to secure our place in it.”