RPD Malik

RPD Malik worked for Merseyside Police for almost six years, from 2014, until his retirement.

When his handler and wife, Carrieanne Bennett, separated in 2020, Malik stayed with his adoptive mum and little sister, Scarlet.

“He took really well to his retirement,” Carrieanne said. “He was really chilled out and enjoyed the extra attention. I’d often find him in my six-year-old daughter’s room. He’d sleep at the foot of her bed. She’s always known life with Malik.”

When Malik had a health scare and started bleeding from his genitals, Carrieanne took him to the vets and we supported the cost of his treatment.

She said: “The Thin Blue Paw Foundation helped us and covered his bill which was brilliant. It was just before Christmas, my first after the separation, so extra costs would have been a struggle.”