Monday, 31 December 2007, 07:29 GMT
European search for police dogs
An East Midlands police force has been forced to look abroad to recruit police dogs because of a shortage.
Derbyshire Police have brought in dogs from Germany because of a national shortage of the animals.
The dogs have been trained in Germany and have to spend six months waiting for a passport before they can become operational in England.
The animals, which perform a wide variety of front line duties, are seen by officers as an asset to policing.
Dog trainer Pc Adie Deegan said: "Just getting hold of the right type of dog is a real problem.
"We looked at in excess of 100 dogs and out of that we sourced probably two that would make the grade and one of those failed."
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