Officer have welcomed a furry new recruit who will play a different role to the traditional police dog – and WMP want your help to name her.
The 8-week-old Maltipoo is the force’s first ever wellbeing dog.
Maltipoos are a fairly new breed; with a small stature, a rounded head, and floppy ears, they carry the appearance of a puppy for nearly their entire lives.
Police little one joined her new owner yesterday – but doesn’t yet have a name.
PCSO Demi Rook and Inspector Paul Van Veen from our Dudley partnerships team came up with the proposal for the four-legged new recruit after seeing how well it worked in other forces that have already realised the benefits of time well spent with a furry companion.
Police pup’s handler – a trained mental health first aider – will bring the pup into school settings to help us connect better with the children. The pup will also be on hand to provide emotional support following difficult or traumatic incidents.
As the newest member of our partnerships team her role will be to support the wellbeing of our community, with her first deployments focused on helping vulnerable people as lockdown restrictions are lifted.
As the first ever West Midlands Police therapy dog, it’s important to us that she has a meaningful name – and police want your help to decide what that name should be.
Let WMP know what you’d like her to be named and why. You can submit your entry send an email to dy_partnerships_team@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk