On Patrol with the “Garda Dog Unit”

This month’s “On Patrol” segment we followed Garda Paul Conroy, the senior Dog Handler with the Garda Dog Unit.

Garda Conroy was accompanied by three of his dogs, Deefer, an eight year old general patrol German Sheppard dog who specialises in missing person cases, armed incidents and public order incidents. To illustrate Deefer’s skills he engaged in a training exercise where a male ran from a car into a wooded area, Deefer’s job was to find him which he diligently did. Next we met Flynn, a black Labrador who has over his eight year career recovered almost €20 Million worth of drugs.

Operational Support Unit, Harcourt Square, Dublin 2