Popular Staffordshire drug-search police dog retires
Handler PC Tim Moss said police dog Cooper would spend his retirement with him and his family with "his fair share of sausages"
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Police dog Cooper has retired from Staffordshire Police after four years and tracking down more than £375,000 of drugs and cash
The six-year-old was the force's first Staffordshire bull terrier police dog
He has gained more than 14,000 followers on Twitter and visited dozens of schools across the country
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A police dog who has tracked down more than £375,000 of drugs and cash and has 14,000 Twitter followers has retired.
Cooper joined Staffordshire Police in 2018 as their first Staffordshire Bull Terrier police dog, the force said.
The six-year-old was trained to search for drugs, firearms and cash and regular updates of his work have been posted to Twitter.
"I am so proud of Cooper and all we've achieved together these past four years," his handler PC Tim Moss said.
Cooper was recruited from the RSPCA's rescue centre in Taunton, Somerset.
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Alongside his work as a police dog, the force said he had visited dozens of schools across the county and appeared on the BBC's Crimewatch Live programme. PC Moss praised him as a "brilliant companion and colleague" and said he would remain living with him and his family in retirement.
"I will ensure he still gets his fair share of sausages and tennis balls, even though he won't be working his day job any longer," he added.
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