Trainee police dogs Bruce, Leo, Mali and Zero have joined West Yorkshire Police and are currently getting used to their surroundings at the force's Carr Gate Training complex in Wakefield.

The four pups were born on October 21, last year and are all Malinois breed dogs.

They will spend the first few weeks familiarising themselves with the police environment and visiting different stations across West Yorkshire.

Trainee police dog Zero has joined West Yorkshire Police.

Inspector Nicola Brown who heads up the dog section said: "It’s great to be able to welcome these four new recruits to the dog section as dogs are a valuable part of the police family.

“These puppies will go through a rigorous training programme to ensure that they can support us in some of the most demanding scenarios in the fight against crime.

“I’d like to thank the handlers and police dogs who will play an important role in their development.

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The force currently has just under 40 police dogs.

They are a mixture of general purpose dogs who are used in searches for criminals, missing people and public order offences to name a few; and specialist dogs who search for drugs, explosives and firearms.

All police dogs have to go on a licence course which is refreshed regularly.

They are also trained in four key areas: obedience, tracking, property search and building search.

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