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MEET
RPD Jabba
German Shepherd
Kent Police
General Purpose
Cancer
£900
2011 – 2021
MORE ABOUT RETIRED POLICE DOG JABBA
RPD Jabba joined Kent Police with his two brothers, Jed and Jax, who were all purchased from a breeder.
He was partnered with handler Jenny Preston to be a general purpose dog, later also qualifying as a firearms support dog.
Jenny said he was always ‘reliable’ and got the job done.
She added: “We worked together for six years and he was my partner. He lived with me, came to work with me, came home with me.
“We didn’t have any exciting stories of heroism or anything, but we were always reliably there. He had such a big bark that people would immediately give up and come out because they were frightened of him!”


After 30 years of service – 18 as a dog handler – Jenny retired in 2019 with Jabba.
He was fit and healthy on retirement and enjoyed the quieter life, spending time with Jenny, going out for long walks, and helping the Thin Blue Paw Foundation at events.
But when he started losing weight in 202, vets diagnosed him with hyperthyroidism. He was booked inn for surgery but, sadly, vets found he had a huge tumour on his heart and he was put to sleep.
We paid for the tests and treatment before he was euthanised.

IN MEMORY OF
RPD JABBA 2011-2021
“Jabba was a fun dog to work with; we had the chance to do lots of unusual jobs together. He was still quite young when we retired together and I hoped we’d have a great retirement. Sadly, that was not the case. He became ill but with the help of the Thin Blue Paw his last few days were made special. I miss him still.” – Jenny
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