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The English Springer Spaniel

The English Springer's are small in stature and therefore ideal for single purpose applications, whether searching vehicles, boats or aircraft they are easy to handle and are extremely sociable and non-threatening in the public domain.  Once you have handled a Springer Spaniel it is clear why they are considered the No:1 single purpose search dog with European Agencies.

The Labrador Retriever

The Labrador has been used as a sporting dog for many years, and since the 1950's has been deployed in police and rescue duties with great success.  Sociable and friendly the Labrador is ideal for working in the public domain, and is almost exclusively worked as a single purpose detector, although some dogs have been utilised  GP dogs (Patrol).

Unrestricted breeding in the past, and interest in the show ring have caused the breed to diverge into two different classes, the show dog and the sporting or working dog. This has meant that the choice of dogs is much reduced, and as our standards for procurement and selection for these specialised tasks cannot be compromised, it is a good deal more difficult to find the right calibre of dog.