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RPD Joe
Springer Spaniel
Ministry of Defence Police
Search & Detection
Arthritis
£78 monthly
MEET RETIRED POLICE DOG JOE
What are some of the highlights of Joe’s career?
Highlights include supporting the policing operations for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the American Presidential visits.
What does retirement look like for Joe?
“Joe enjoys family walks in the woods, his weekly hydrotherapy sessions and stealing socks from the washing basket!”
What is your favourite memory with Joe since he retired?
“My favourite memory with Joe since his retirement was his first Christmas. It was clear very early on how much he loves Christmas; he helps everyone rip open their presents, loves roast turkey and always gets given a new pair of socks!”
Tell us a funny story about Joe…
“One morning we were working and as he was searching a vehicle the driver noticed he had something on his ears. On closer inspection we realised my son had stuck some Peppa Pig stickers to his ears at home before work and I hadn’t noticed!”
HOW WE HELPED RETIRED POLICE DOG JOE IN RETIREMENT
RPD Joe spent his whole career as an explosive search detection dog with the Ministry of Defence Police, based near Reading.
The eight-year-old carried out searches at critical infrastructure sites throughout the country as well as supporting operations at large events, such as the Commonwealth Games and VIP visits.
He worked alongside his handler Ian Brake and, when he was retired due to bilateral luxating patella, bilateral elbow dysplasia and chronic arthritis at just six, he went to live with Ian and his family in Berkshire.
Joe now enjoys the quiet life with his family – both human and dog – and loves to steal socks from the laundry basket!
He has weekly hydrotherapy and regular medication to help manage the conditions and we cover the cost of his monthly pain-relief injection.
Ian said: “Paying for this injection every month has been hard for us to afford given everything else we’re paying for and the normal cost of living issues.”
“Having the support of the Thin Blue Paw gives us peace of mind and we’re so grateful for your support.“
Ian, Joe’s former handler and owner
BENEFICIARIES OF OUR GRANTS
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RPD Orson
German Shepherd 
Kent Police 
General Purpose 
Spondylitis
£3,000 -
RPD Ted
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Ministry of Defence Police
Search & Detection
Cancer
£4,000 -
RPD Donja
German Shepherd
Ministry of Defence Police
General Purpose
Arthritis & allergies
£500 -
RPD Joe
Springer Spaniel
Ministry of Defence Police
Search & Detection
Arthritis
£78 monthly -
RPD Minerva
Belgian Malinois
Ministry of Defence Police
General Purpose
Cancer
£700 -
RPD Neo
German Shepherd
Humberside Police
General Purpose
Gastric torsion
£4,300 -
RPD Captain
German Shepherd
West Midlands Police
General Purpose
Spinal damage
£5,800 -
RPD Shamus
Labrador
Sussex Police
Search & Detection
Epilepsy
£1,800 -
RPD Ted
Springer Spaniel
Sussex Police
Search & Detection
Pulmonary failure
£1,200 -
RPD Quantum
German Shepherd
Nottinghamshire Police
General Purpose
Joint pain
£40 monthly -
RPD Finn
German Shepherd
Sussex Police
General Purpose
Sepsis peritonitis
£22,000 -
RPD Jabba
German Shepherd
Kent Police
General Purpose
Cancer
£900 -
RPD Joe
Cocker Spaniel
Sussex Police
Search & Detection
Slipped disc
£540 -
RPD Ivan
Belgian Malinois
Northumbria Police
General Purpose
Broken tooth
£1,200 -
RPD JJ
Springer Spaniel
Kent Police
Search & Detection
Pancreatitis
£1,100 -
RPD Blade
German Shepherd
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
General Purpose
Spinal condition
£360 -
RPD Danny
Springer Spaniel
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Search & Detection
Liver failure
£3,700 -
RPD Fiji
Belgian Malinois
Surrey Police
General Purpose
Allergies, pyometra, gastric torsion
£10,000 -
RPD Daley
German Shepherd
Suffolk Police
General Purpose
Toe amputation
£1,700 -
RPD Flint
Belgian Malinois
Ministry of Defence Police
General Purpose
Gastric torsion
£2,000 -
RPD Bear
German Shepherd
Sussex Police
General Purpose
Herniated discs
£5,800 -
RPD Becks
Labrador
Sussex Police
Search & Detection
Injury and growth removal
£1,800 -
RPD Tai
Belgian Malinois
Bedfordshire Police
General Purpose
Osteoarthritis
£3,719 -
RPD Max
Belgian Malinois
Ministry of Defence Police
General Purpose
Cruciate ligament
£3,500 -
RPD Bolle
German Shepherd
RAF Police
Guard & Patrol
Cancer
£800 -
RPD Kaiser
German Shepherd
Ministry of Defence Police
General Purpose
Arthritis & spondylosis
£3,100 -
RPD Tarzan
Belgian Malinois
RAF Police
General Purpose
Arthritis
£70 monthly -
RPD Pablo
Springer Spaniel
Norfolk and Suffolk Police
Search & Detection
Cancer
£4,000 -
RPD Albion
Belgian Malinois
West Midlands Police
General Purpose
Stomach blockage
£640 -
RPD Janko
German Shepherd
Police Service of Northern Ireland
General Purpose
Spondylosis
£100 monthly -
RPD Martha
Springer Spaniel
South Wales Police
Search & Detection
Heart failure
£900 -
RPD Jooba
Belgian Malinois
South Yorkshire Police
General Purpose
Cruciate ligament
£3,500 -
RPD Bailey
Springer Spaniel
Humberside Police
Search & Detection
Cushings disease
£1,500 -
RPD Atos
Springer Spaniel
Ministry of Defence Police
Search & Detection
Cruciate ligament
£6,000 -
RPD Wolfie
German Shepherd
West Midlands Police
General Purpose
Arthritis
£200 monthly -
RPD Harper
German Shepherd
Nottinghamshire Police
General Purpose
Allergy
£600
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