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RPD Tyson
German Shorthaired Pointer
RAF Police
Search & Detection
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT RETIRED POLICE DOG TYSON
RPD Tyson was bred in Holland before joining the RAF Police at two as a search and detection dog.
His handler, Becky Greenfield, said: “Tyson was a motivated drugs detection dog. He was independent, agile, extremely obedient and driven.
“You could always hear him when he was working, the only way to describe it is like the sound of a Chinook!”
Tyson, now six, won many awards during his career including the Lady Kemball Trophy for Best Drugs Detection Team in 2022 and 2024, as well as the McConnell Cup Tropy for Obedience and Agility in 2022.
He retired due to health issues, including arthritis in his shoulder. He is also prone to bloat. He now lives with Becky and her other retired police dog, Max.
“You wouldn’t think it as he still acts like a puppy,” said Becky. “He loves nothing more than working for his Kong and cuddles; he’d lay on my all day if he could.
“He’s a water baby and absolutely loves the beach.
“I found out about the Thin Blue Paw after one of the team presented me and one of my previous dogs with a trophy. I realised I could register both dogs.”
“The Foundation is important to us because with pre-existing health issues they would both be expensive to insure. Registering with the Thin Blue Paw relieves a lot of stress.“
Becky, Tyson’s former handler and owner
BENEFICIARIES OF OUR GRANTS
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RPD Izzy
Belgian Malinois
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Conflict management 
Vomiting blood 
£700 -
RPD Arni
German Shepherd
Ministry of Defence Police
General Purpose
Cancer
£2,000 -
RPD Szor
German Shepherd
Ministry of Defence Police
General Purpose
Arthritis
£500 -
RPD Lizi
German Shepherd
Ministry of Defence Police
General Purpose
Mass removal
£780 -
RPD Buzz
Belgian Malinois
North Yorkshire Police
General Purpose
Growth removal
£1,080 -
RPD Mack
German Shepherd
Kent Police
General Purpose
Pancreatitis
£1,000 -
RPD Carly
Labrador
Ministry of Defence Police
Search & Detection
Cancer
£750 -
RPD Riley
German Shepherd
Derbyshire Constabulary
General Purpose
Sepsis
£7,000 -
RPD Nero
German Shepherd
West Mercia Police
General Purpose
Stomach blockage
£600 -
RPD Monty
German Shepherd
Nottinghamshire Police
General Purpose
Infected paws
£320 -
RPD Tyco
Belgian Malinois
RAF Police
Guard & Patrol
Arthritis
£90 monthly -
RPD Fizz
Belgian Malinois
Ministry of Defence Police
General Purpose
Arthritis
£60 monthly -
RPD Nipper
German Shepherd
Norfolk and Suffolk Police
General Purpose
Enlarged prostate
£700 -
RPD Stan
Springer Spaniel
Metropolitan Police
Search & Detection
Pancreatitis
£400 -
RPD Wookie
Cocker Spaniel
Kent Police
Search & Detection
Abscess
£570 -
RPD Lenny
German Shepherd
South Yorkshire Police
General Purpose
Perineal hernia
£2,375 -
RPD Max
Springer Spaniel
Ministry of Defence Police
Search & Detection
Elbow fissures
£1,000 -
RPD Ziva
Belgian Malinois
Police Service of Northern Ireland
General Purpose
Ruptured cruciate ligament
£1,100
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