Vancouver : The new recruits patrolling the Lower Mainland are four-legged and already making their presence felt — bringing sharp noses, serious instincts and an undeniable dose of charm to the fight against crime. They are Police Service Dogs (PSD)  Shelby, Sammy and Sultan, who have been offering all possible help to  fight against crime in the Lower Mainland since this fall.

They’ve completed their training at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alberta and have joined the Lower Mainland District Integrated Police Dog Service (LMD IPDS). These three dogs have all been named starting with the letter ‘S’ because they were born in 2023. Each year, the RCMP PDSTC in Innisfail, Alberta names the puppies beginning with the same letter. PDSTC also holds the Name the Puppy contest for children across the country to help name these potential police dogs.

LMD IPDS is responsible for supporting frontline policing, with police dog teams, across the region. They serve the 28 municipalities policed by the RCMP and six municipal policing partners in Surrey, Abbotsford, Delta, New Westminster, Port Moody and West Vancouver.

PSD Sultan and Cst. Corey Braddick have been working together since the very beginning of Sultan’s career. Cst. Braddick started raising Sultan as a young puppy and now they’ve completed their training. The pair had their first shift in October. Sultan’s working profile is frontline duty and explosives detection.  PSD Sammy and Cst. Dave Dolan started in the LMD in October and work in the frontline duty and explosives detection profile.

PSD Shelby and Cst. Alexandra Bourque had their first shift in September. Shelby’s working profile is frontline duty and explosives detection. Shelby carries a legacy of bravery and service as he was named after Constable Shelby Patton, who was killed in the line of duty in Saskatchewan in 2021.

To get to this stage, all three Constables spent several years in the ‘quarrying’ and ‘imprinting’ process, raising and training puppies before they went off to PDSTC, RCMP release stated,

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