WEST MIDLANDS Police’s sweetest recruits have been revealed.
The force’s latest litter of Springer Spaniels have been named after Cadbury’s chocolate as they were born around Easter.
The 10-week-old puppies, Rose, Boost, Freddo, Curly, Wispa and Fudge, are now settled into their foster homes until training can get under way.
Rose was welcomed into the home of Andrea, the force’s newest volunteer puppy walker who also happens to work for Mondelēz, the parent company of Cadbury.
Andrea applied to become a puppy walker after being inspired when she saw them in action.
Andrea said: “I was inspired to volunteer after working at West Midlands Police for 15 years and always being in awe of the police dogs and their role in protecting our communities. I fondly remember some puppies coming to the office for their socialisation and then months later seeing them in action during a display.
“I am honoured and thrilled to play a small part in this journey for a police puppy to hopefully fulfil their role as a police dog.
“Rose is a fantastic dog, although the 5am starts have taken a bit of getting used to. But she’s brought so much joy to our family and it’s lovely to see her develop in such a short period of time.”
Christian Woolfenden, managing director UK&I and SVP Mondelēz International said: “We’re delighted that our chocolate has inspired the names of these gorgeous pups. It’s even sweeter knowing that Andrea from our team is helping raise little Rose to become a future police dog.
“A big thank you to all the volunteer puppy walkers for the love and dedication they give. We couldn’t be prouder of our community connection with West Midlands Police.”
Breed scheme manager Dave Raymond, said: “The puppies arrived around Easter and with their shared birthplace and home being the same as Cadbury’s, we wanted to pay tribute to Birmingham’s favourite chocolate.
“We really value our puppy walkers who volunteer their time and their homes to help raise our police puppies for the first 12 months of their lives.
“We want to say a big thank you to Andrea and all of our volunteers who support our work and show love and commitment to our dogs.
“We couldn’t do this without them.”
