Greater Manchester

RPD Bobby

January 2006 –  25 July 2022

Served – 2007 to 2017

Handler PC Watts

Bobby had a successful and distinguished career as a drugs, cash & firearms police dog.

Bobby had a wonderful retirement and will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

RPD Jake

03/10/2010 – 20/03/2022

Served December 2011 to November 2017

Handler PC Cale

Jake had a successful and distinguished career as a police dog.

Jake had a wonderful retirement and will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

RPD Sam

DOB –  2005

Served 2006-2010

Handler – PC O’Callaghan

Sam served with Greater Manchester Police until he took early retirement.  He retired to his handler and enjoyed life to the max until he sadly passed away, Sam is greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

RPD Lex

30/06/2009 – 12/02/2022

Served – 2010 to 2017

Handler – PC Jones

Lex had a successful and distinguished career as a police dog.

Lex had a wonderful retirement and will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

RPD George

21/10/ 2008 – 12/01/2022

Served – 2010 to 2019

Handler – PC Paul Lowden

George  had a successful and distinguished career as a police dog.

George had a wonderful retirement and will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

RPD Sam

01/03/2011 – 06/11/2021

Served 2012 – 2017

Handler PS Cowell

Sam, a labrador cross, was a trained drugs detection PD.  Sam had many great finds during his career and served his community with distinction until his retirement.

Sam had a long and happy retirement at home with his handler until his passing.

Sam is greatly missed by his handler and all who knew him.

RPD Gomez

26/12/2009 – 10/09/2021

Served – 2011 – 2018

Handler PC Partington

Gomez had a successful and distinguished career as a police dog.

Gomez had a wonderful retirement and will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

RPD Paddy

26/10/2010 – 06/08/2021

Served – April 2012 – March 2019

Handler PC Duxbury

Paddy had a successful and distinguished career as a police dog.

Paddy had a wonderful retirement and will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

RPD Fergus

24/01/2010 – 05/08/2021

Served 2010 –  January 2017

Handler PC Smith

Fergus was an outstanding police dog and served with distinction.

Fergus retired in 2017 and lived with his handler until his passing.  He is greatly missed by his family and all who knew him.

RPD Ozzy

26/12/2010 – 30/03/2021

Served 2012 – 26/06/2018

Handler PC Rowland

Ozzy was a general purpose and firearms support police dog.  He was an amazing police dog an a credit to the force.

Ozzy retired from service in 2018 and enjoyed his retirement with his handler.

Ozzy will be greatly missed by his handler, family and all who knew and worked with him.

RPD Tyson

2011 – 02/03/2021

Served 2011 – 2019

Handler PC Heath Eynon

Tyson’s handler wrote the following.

“Tyson was a GPD and firearms support dog within GMP Tactical Dog Unit, and was a credit to myself and the force.  We were a formidable team and floored many criminals.

Tyson enjoyed his retirement and loved playing with his ball and swimming.  He was my best mate and will be greatly missed”.

RPD Rico

21/03/2013 – 09/11/2020

Served (??) – March 2019

Rico’s handler wrote the following.

“Rico had been with me since he was 3 months old, he was from a West Yorkshire litter.

Following his licencing Rico went on to spent the next 6 years on the streets with me .   He was one of the smallest police dogs in the section but had a heart of a lion,  some would take him on because of his size but would very quickly regret doing so.

During training no one ever liked running for him because he hit so hard, his timing was perfect .  But what people didn’t see was the loving happy dog he was at home (which is always the case).

Rico’s favourite place was Formby beach which is where I will scatter his ashes alongside Stig .

My whole family are devastated and he will be greatly missed”.

RPD Kaiser

02/02/09 – 29/02/2020

Served 15/07/10 – 29/10/15

Handler PC Rooney

Kaiser’s handler wrote the following.

“In 2010, I returned from maternity leave and was introduced to Kaiser. I didn’t fall in love instantly, he drew blood and caused pain, but as the months passed it became apparent that this was no ordinary dog. He was something special.

His tracking was something to behold and on two particular occasions, when others had given up including the helicopter, tracked offenders and located them!

Kaiser loved to play, he loved his ball and he loved the sleeve. A tough dog with a soft heart who in retirement would lean up against anyone willing to give him a tickle.

He fell asleep for the last time on 29th Feb 2020 aged 11 with his handler PC Rooney by his side. His whole family miss him terribly as does anyone who knew him. Sleep tight sweet boy.”

RPD Manpol Bomber

09/10/2011 – 12/09/2021

Served Dec 2012 – March 2019

Handler PC Oram

PC Oram wrote the following.

Bomber was a fantastic pup who has grown into an outstanding senior dog.

During his career he has been involved with countless arrests and detains and located numerous missing persons.

He’s been through the mill work wise,  he’s being stabbed, bitten kicked and punched, but he came out the other side even stronger.

My partner and my friend. Loved by all ( apart from his clients).

RPD Chief

DOB unknown – 21/8/18

Handler PC Kay

Served December 2009 – April 2018

FSD, GPD qualified unfortunately passed during a operation. Loved by his family always getting his dad in trouble.