FEATURED

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Each month the BC RCMP feature a police dog from around the province including the Lower Mainland District Integrated Police Dog Service (IPDS) which includes partners from the Abbotsford, Delta, New Westminster, Port Moody and West Vancouver Police departments.

January 2024 Top Police Dog is…

Dog’s name: Nina

Dog’s reg number: 1166

Posting: Lower Mainland District Integrated Police Dog Service

Handler’s name: Sgt. Dale Ristau

Dog’s age: 3 years old

Dog’s Years of service: 1 year

Working Profiles: Emergency Response Team, avalanche search & rescue, narcotics detection

Dog’s favourite toy/reward: Ruffwear Huck-a-Cone

Dog’s favourite off duty activity: Running in fields and swimming in a secret water hole.

Thing that would surprise you about the dog: She loves to show off her teeth and her tongue as you can see from the photo.

Memorable call: Finding evidence and locating two suspects involved in a home invasion.