The cockfighter! Badger the spaniel, who was discovered dumped in a bucket, is now on patrol after receiving training to be a police sniffer dog.

pens money-saving basics. RSPCA saved Badger the black cocker spaniel that was dumped in a bucket as a youngster and trained by the police as a sniffer dog.

He was discovered dumped in a bucket as a puppy in Redhill, Surrey, in July 2019. He was six weeks old and was found alongside three other puppies. However, Badger the Cockapoo Spaniel has developed into a “crime-fighting hero” after being saved by the RSPCA and trained as a sniffer dog by the police. At the Surrey and Sussex Police Dog Unit, Badger’s handler, PC Stephen Barrett, said: “After a lot of love and training, he has regained confidence in people.

He still has that cute side, but he is preoccupied with his career. He makes me smile every day. When he was discovered as a puppy dumped in a bucket, his future was bleak. He was starving, unwell, and abandoned.

However, Badger the Cockapoo Spaniel has developed into a “crime-fighting hero” after being saved by the RSPCA and trained as a sniffer dog by the police. Working with Badger at the Surrey and Sussex Police Dog Unit is PC Stephen Barrett.

After receiving a lot of love and training, he has restored his faith in others. He still has a cute side, but he is preoccupied with his career. He makes me smile every day.
They had severe malnutrition, persistent eye and ear infections, and were almost completely blind from a number of causes.

The puppies were later adopted, but energetic Badger struggled with his new family and was given back to the RSPCA when they realized he would make a wonderful police dog.
The RSPCA’s Jo Douglas, who looked after Badger, said:

The transformation from a scared, sick puppy to a brave and skillful crime-fighting hero has been incredible, the puppies were rehomed to loving families after weeks of treatment. However, Badger struggled in his new home and was sent back to the center.
He required constant stimulation and was constantly on the go, according to Ms. Douglas. He was simply too much for his adopters, so he returned to us. By concealing tennis balls about the center and playing pretend games with him, we kept him occupied.

He “really loved it” and was “very brilliant” at tracking down his scents, so we got in touch with the police to see if they’d be interested in hiring him as a new recruit.”

Badger, who is now 20 months old, qualified as a sniffer dog six months ago when he joined the police dog training program. After receiving treatment for weeks, the puppies were rehomed to caring families. However, Badger struggled in his new home and was sent back to the center.

He required constant stimulation and was constantly on the go, according to Ms. Douglas. He was simply too much for his adopters, so he returned to us. By concealing tennis balls about the center and playing pretend games with him, we kept him occupied.

He “really loved it” and was “very brilliant” at detecting them, so we got in touch with the police to see if they’d be interested in hiring him as a new recruit.” Badger, now 20 months old, joined the police canine training program and qualified as a sniffer dog six months ago.