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MEET
RPD Pedro
German Shepherd
Humberside Police
General Purpose
Cancer
£180
MEET RETIRED POLICE DOG PEDRO
What are some of the highlights of Pedro’s career?
“His best work job was finding a baddie that the helicopter hadn’t seen.”
What does retired life look like for Pedro?
“He’s now enjoying his retirement barking at people over the garden gate and he still loves going on his walks.”
What’s your favourite memory with Pedro since he retired?
“He was frightened to death of one our kittens, believe it or not, but now they’re the best of friends and they often sleep in the sun together!”
What’s Pedro’s party trick?
“He can fit three tennis balls in his mouth!”
HOW WE’VE HELPED RETIRED POLICE DOG PEDRO IN RETIREMENT
RPD Pedro started working with his handler, Chris Wright, and his sniffer dog RPD Bailey, at two, when his previous handler retired.
The eleven-year-old served for six years before retiring in 2020.
He was a great police dog who had lots of achievements while in service with the police, and was excellent at tracing suspects – even when officers and the police helicopter had no success.


Chris said: “Pedro enjoys retired life and is very laid-back but will still bark at the garden gate when anyone walks past.
“His best trick is fitting three tennis balls in his mouth at the same time!”
Sadly, Pedro was diagnosed with testicular cancer in September 2024 and needed to be castrated which we funded, and he recovered fully from the surgery.

“I’m so grateful to the Thin Blue Paw Foundation for supporting Pedro and his late brother, Bailey, in their retirements. We would have been lost without them.”
Chris, Pedro’s previous handler and owner
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