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| John Gaye |
A Hero's Tail is a series of real life stories of the
activities of the dog section of South Wales Police.
The book is written to
raise money to improve the accommodation for the dogs at SWP's training centre
in Bridgend. It has a foreword by celebrity dog lover, Paul O'Grady, and
is available to purchase from the website:
The officers at South Wales Police Dog and Mounted Section need to
update the facilities for their service partners and four legged
friends. However, there are simply no funds available
in the public purse and rather than accept the situation, they have
pursued other opportunities to raise funds!
The Idea:
South Wales Police officers gave Wood Green the true life stories of
their adventures with their four legged partners. These stories were then collated and 'A
Hero's Tail' was written and published!
This project is a joint collaboration between SWP, Dogs Trust
and Wood Green, The Animals Charity. Nothing like this had ever been attempted let alone achieved anywhere
in the world as far as we are aware. It truly is a ground breaking
initiative and something we are very proud of.
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| Cardiff Castle |
The First Launch:
The first book launch was held on Sunday 8th September at Cardiff Castle. A great day was had by all with The Deputy Chief Constable, Matt Jukes, introducing the book together with Dennis Green from Wood Green.
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| Deputy Chief Constable, Matt Jukes |
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| Dennis Green |
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| PC Emma Viant |
PC Emma Viant was one of the contributors to the stories in
the book and also helped compile the stories as time went on.
PC Mike Newman, pictured below was one of the dog handlers, a contributor, and driving force behind the book.
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| PC Mike Newman (Left) |
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| Mark Hobrough and Lady |
Inspector Mark Hobrough was the book's instigator and
commands the SWP Mounted and Dog Section. He and his dog, Lady, feature on the
front cover.
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Dennis
Baker of Wood Green and his wife Nerys, illustrator of the book.
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Henry and Lady Boyd-Carpenter with Clive Byles of Wood Green.
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| The Hero's Tail Team |
We will be having a
national launch into the Book Trade in London in early October, meanwhile the
book is available from the website prior to it being available in bookshops
around the country.
To find out more visit:
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