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RPD Izzy

Breed of dogBelgian Malinois

Location of servitudePolice Service of Northern Ireland

Type of serviceConflict management

ConditionVomiting blood

Grant amount received£700

  • Retired police dog Izzy lays amongst the grass in the countryside
  • Police dog Izzy during an operation
  • Retired police dog Izzy sick at the vets

HOW WE HELPED RETIRED POLICE DOG IZZY DURING HER RETIREMENT

RPD Izzy was bred in Holland and moved to Northern Ireland where she was trained as part of a pilot project to be a conflict management dog working directly with the PSNI Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officers.

Izzy was paired with her handler, Stephen, and they licensed together in 2018.

Stephen said: “Izzy is an intelligent dog and she is free-thinking so she always worked well independently.

“She was deployed on over 100 operations during her career, and she was sent in in front of a firearms team to support them in high threat environments.”

Police dog Izzy working with the CTSFOs
Retired police dog Izzy sick at the vets

“She was well-loved by the unit as she kept her humans safe.”

Izzy retired in September 2025 to live with her handler on the outskirts of Belfast.

In January 2026, the Foundation helped to cover the costs of her hospitalisation after she was rushed to the vets when she started vomiting blood.

She needed tests and scans but vets were unable to ascertain what was causing the problem. Thankfully, she recovered and was able to return home after just a few days.

Retired police dog Izzy lays on a rock

“The Foundation has been amazing, they took over the administration and liaised with the vets so I could concentrate on the welfare of my dog. They were compassionate and supportive.”

Stephen, Izzy’s former handler and owner

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