London Retired Police Dogs Trust

As we approach our 6th birthday we’ve reached another huge milestone!

@lrpduk.bsky.social has awarded over £300,000 in support of retired police & fire dogs since our launch in 2019! 🙌🏻

An epic amount supporting RPD’s in need, all thanks to your support & generosity 🙏🏻

Thank you

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And so it begins! 🌧️ ( x 100,000,000!)

November is here🍁 and so is RPD Abby!

A passive search dog, Abby’s role was to scan people at transport hubs helping identify people carrying drugs & disrupting county lines movements across the country

Now retired, Abby loves nothing more than long countryside walks!

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It is with the heaviest of hearts we share the news of the passing of RPD Izzy 😔

Sadly, Izzy developed a tumour behind her left eye which was inoperable. She was the most beautiful companion & her final resting place will be along RPD Monty who was her absolute bestie 💔

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Happy international dog day, and a special happy birthday to RPD Ursa who turns 10 today! 🥳

We wish you a long and healthy retirement 🙌🏻

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Happy August bank holiday all! ☀️

All those working, four legged and two, please stay safe 🙏🏻

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July was another big month for @lrpduk.bsky.social with 14 applications received, totalling over £11,000

We are proud to have supported each application in full, ensuring the likes of RPD’s Rusty, Alfie, Jerry, Lacey, Ronnie & others receive the treatment & medication they deserve

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MPU are responsible for policing over 250 miles of waterways in London, including 47 miles of the river Thames

@lrpduk have supported Paddy after suffering a perianal hernia. Now fully recovered he spends his days watching the squirrels from the comfort of the sofa!

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It’s August, it’s the summer holidays & it’s raining! But we don’t care as we turn our calendars to see the wonderful RPD Paddy who’s no stranger to water!

Paddy, a retired 🧨 detection dog spent the day at the @MetTaskforce headquarters visiting the marine policing unit
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Stitch has officially joined the RPD Club! 🤗

After dedicating his life to serving the communities of London, Stitch retires to his handler for a life by the sea, his owner safe in the knowledge @lrpduk.bsky.social will be there to support him if and when needed.

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He enjoyed a long happy retirement with his handler and family in the Suffolk countryside whilst being supported by @lrpduk.bsky.social

The last few weeks Buster lost the use of his legs & sadly passed aged 13 years. He will be sadly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him.

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A sad day as we learn of the passing of RPD Buster, one of our calendar dogs this month 😔

He worked as an explosive search dog protecting iconic site across London Heathrow & Ciry airport
He worked for 6 years, retiring early due to elbow dysplasia & intervertebral disc disease

It’s July! The summer ☀️ has arrived & we are basking in a mini heatwave and unlike the picture, there’s not a cloud in the sky!

RPD’s Buster and Roman went on a day trip to @londoncityair.bsky.social where they spent the day airside with officers from @metpolice.bsky.social SO18 department

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Happy 12th birthday to Rusty!

Rusty retired after working 9 years as a🔫 💰 & 💊 detection dog across the London

He’s gone deaf, has a dodgy eye, a heart murmur and his back leg gets stuck if he lifts it too high… but he’s still enjoying his retirement to the max! 🙌🏻

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Never off duty, retired or not.

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It’s time to fly in to June everyone! ☀️

RPD Riley had an amazing day with old friends from the 🚁 for our calendar photo shoot!

Like cheese and pickle, the dog section and NPAS work hand in hand to provide services to other units in London to locate people!

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Some terribly sad news reaching us here at @lrpduk.bsky.social as we learn RPD Zebo has gained his rainbow wings💔

A GP & public order support dog, Zebo saw everything in his 9 year career working in South London until he retired to his handler, who is in our thoughts at this sad time

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April saw us make pay awards totalling over £10,000 for the fourth month in a row

From RPD Jerry’s repeat medication, to exploratory tests for Ronnie to life saving treatment for Ellie. These are just some of the applications we have managed to cover the cost of in full

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S3 EP33: Amanda Georgoui - Retired Police Dogs

OH MY DOG! @lrpduk.bsky.social feature as special guests on the latest “Oh My Dog” podcast, with Seann Walsh and Jack Dee 🤗

A great podcast about all things dogs! Click the link to download it from Spotify or grab it from your usual podcast store! Enjoy! 🙌🏻

open.spotify.com/episode/1J3e...

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Wishing our wonderful ambassador Diana Binks a very happy birthday today! 🥳

Thank you for being a part of the @lrpduk.bsky.social team and all that you do for us 😌

Enjoy the sunshine and celebrations 🎂 🍾

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Working alongside highly trained Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officers who provide 24/7 coverage across the capital for all explosives, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents
This role has been brought to the forefront after the ITV series ‘Trigger Point’
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May has arrived, although it’s felt like August of late! ☀️
May is all about RPD Ivy, a retired 🧨 detection dog who worked tirelessly throughout her career protecting the communities and visitors to London.

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Do you have a challenge you want to take on this year? Could you use some motivation to reach your goal by raising vital funds for @lrpduk.bsky.social
Please get in touch so we can support you with all you need to get your fundraising up &running! 🙌🏻

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Last weekend, 9 runners took on the London Landmarks Half Marathon to raise money for @lrpduk.bsky.social

The total amount raised was £5,918! Thank you to everyone who donated and came along to cheer our ‘athletes’ along! 👏🏻

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Within a year of retirement, Fizz was diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy, which @lrpduk.bsky.social supported her with therapy. 6 weeks ago she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer which was inoperable. Our thought are with her handler Jo at this sad time😔

Rest easy girl

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We are sad to share the news that RPD Fizz has crossed the rainbow bridge 😔

Fizz worked in North West London as a GP, public order & firearms support dog. Giving 9 years of dedicated service she retired to her handler with hopes of many happy beach walks and holidays
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These are just a few of the heroic dogs we have been able to support thanks to your kindness and generosity

There are so many ways in which you can support us, from one off and monthly donations, to holding fundraising events & shopping at our online store.

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We’ve supported RPD Ronnie, who is suffering with an ongoing bone infection requiring expensive tests & scans as well as RPD Charlie, who fell unwell suddenly at home. Not forgetting Smurf who needed our help with removing a large mass from his stomach & Zola and Indie too.

An astonishing first quarter for us at @lrpduk.bsky.social with March making it a hat trick of months where we’ve paid out over 10k each month.

March is our biggest supporting month to-date, paying out almost £15,000 in support of RPD’s.

An amazing day was had by our participants taking part in the @LLHalf 🙌🏻

The ☀️ was shining, the crowds were out & so far, our amazing runners have raised over £5,000 for @lrpduk.bsky.social 🥳

Thank you to all our runners & all those who have sponsored them. It means so much to us

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