REGISTER YOUR RETIRED POLICE DOG WITH THIN BLUE PAW

Thank you for your interest in registering your retired police dog with the Thin Blue Paw Foundation. Our eligibility criteria and application form can be found below, if you have any questions, please do get in touch with our team via the form on our contact us page.

Eligibility criteria for registering your retired police dog with the Thin Blue Paw Foundation:

The dog must be registered with the foundation and approved by the board of trustees before a claim for financial support can be made.

Dog must have been a licensed police dog within the United Kingdom and served for two or more years operationally from initial licence.

Retired police dogs who have served two years or less operationally due to unsuitability will not be eligible for support.

Stud dogs or brood bitches are not be eligible for registration unless they have served operationally as a police dog within the United Kingdom for two or more years.

Serving police dogs are not eligible to be registered with the foundation.

Retired police wellbeing and trauma support dogs are not eligible to be registered with the foundation.

Retired police dogs owned by any Thin Blue Paw Foundation trustee will not be eligible for financial assistance in line with charity commission guidance, but may still be registered with the foundation.

The foundation is unable to cover every day care costs for example food, flea/tick treatment, annual booster vacations, leads, collars etc.

Registration with the foundation is free of charge, including the ability to make an application for financial support.

Our board of trustees reserve the right to amend the above eligibility criteria without prior notice.

To register your retired police dog (RPD) with us, please complete the form below.

Dog's Name:

Dog's Date Of Birth:

Dog's gender

Dog's microchip number

Please note, we will be unable to accept your dog's registration without their microchip number.

Police Force dog served with:

Reason for dog's retirement:

Dog's breed:

Dog's age on retirement from force:

Dog's length of service with police force:

Dog's warrant number:

Only applicable if the police force the dog served with issues them with a collar / warrant number.

Vet practice dog is currently registered with for treatment:

Please include name of practice and full postal address.

Dog's current medical conditions / history:

Is your dog currently covered by any type of insurance?

If yes, please provide the company and cover offered.

Do you currently work your retired Police dog in the private sector?

If yes, please provide details of their work.

Does your retired police dog have their own social media accounts?

If yes, please provide links / handles to their accounts.

Is your dog currently supported by any other animal welfare charity?

If yes, please provide details.

A short bio about your retired Police dog:

Please include as much detail as possible, including highlights from their service, what they most enjoy doing during retirement etc.

Dog's previous handler's full name and warrant number:

If unknown, please provide your contact at the Police force.

Dog's previous handler's police email address: (must be a police email address)

If unknown, please provide your contact at the Police force.

Is the retired police dog staying with their handler in retirement?

Yes

Dog’s current owner's full name:

Dog's current owner's email address:

Dog's current owner's contact number:

Dog's current owner's home address:

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Do you consent to being contacted by the foundation for the purpose of processing your dog's application?

Yes

REGISTER YOUR RETIRED POLICE DOG WITH THIN BLUE PAW

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