Britain’s first ever police Staffie sniffer dog is handing in her badge and heading for a well-deserved retirement. After eight years on the front line of the fight against crime, rescue dog Stella is now looking forward to spending her twilight years being pampered by police partner and owner PC Claire Todd.
She has certainly earned it, after sniffing out thousands of pounds of stolen money, drugs including heroin, cocaine and ecstasy as well as guns and ammunition while on duty with Gloucestershire Constabulary. Now after Stella completed her final patrol, Claire said the ten-year-old is looking forward to lazing on the couch and being ‘spoiled rotten’.
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