Meet the new police dogs looking for leads

PD Pyper joined the new recruits at the passing-out ceremony

Three new police dogs have started work after successfully completing their training courses.

Pedro, Hugo and Titan have had their passing-out ceremony and will be on pawtrol with Northamptonshire Police.

The force said Titan liked to sing on his way to work and Hugo was particularly good with his nose.

Gathering evidence, recovering property and "helping to catch criminals" will be among their tasks.

Sgt Chris Monday, of the force's dog section, said: “It’s great to see these three new PDs pass all their assessments with their handlers."

The German shepherds, whose dogged determination saw them through a growling 13-week training course, joined already qualified PD Pyper at the ceremony.

Hugo will use his particularly good sense of smell to track down criminals, officers say

The force says PD Hugo, who is 17 months old, has an exuberant personality and a "great on-off switch too so has fitted nicely into our family".

PD Titan will "do anything for his ball or a bowl of food"

PD Titan's handler said the 19-month-old loved barking at people and was "very chatty".

He will start "singing" in the back of the van when he knows he is off to work.

PD Pedro would be a "great asset" to the force, a spokesperson added.

PD Pedro loves searching for criminals, according to Northamptonshire Police