FEATURED STORY, TOP POLICE DOGS OF BC

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Dog’s name: Niro

Dog’s reg number: 1169

Posting: Nanaimo, BC

Handler’s name: Constable Michael Tomasson

Dog’s age: 4 years old

Dog’s years of service: 2 years

Working profiles: Frontline duty, explosive detection and Emergency Response Team

Dog’s favourite toy/reward: Bite bar

Dog’s favourite off duty activity: Anything he believes he will be rewarded for.

Thing that would surprise you about the dog: Niro’s dad is called Herc and he was Constable Tomasson’s first working police dog.

Memorable call: He was able to track a guy who fled into a swamp. The water was so deep Niro couldn’t touch the bottom so he started swimming to follow the track. The suspect was caught hiding under some lily pads. All that was exposed was his face just above the water line.

When a new Top Police Dog story comes out each month, PJXM is proud to showcase the top working dogs in our province! Visit the PJXM website Featured Stories section to view more police dogs of BC over the last few years.