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PUP IDOL – THE FAMOUS FIVE BARE THEIR TEETH
18 November 2009 - Updated: 18 November 2009
THE FINAL five in the Pup Idol clash of the cuties are now proving that their bite is as bad as their bark.
The cuddly pups are starting to bare their teeth as the training gets tough, with bite work and barking deciding which recruits make the grade.
The five are now at the halfway mark in their training with tomorrow's law enforcers are already looking like fully-fledged police dogs.
Now six months old they have been whittled down from the original West Midlands Police litter, with some others sold to other forces.
Now it's just Comet, Cisco, Carter, China and Cooper through to the crucial six month assessment stage of their training.
The trainers are seeing if the dogs have really got what it takes to become a fully operational, effective police dog.
The latest video on www.west-midlands.police.uk/pupidol sees the puppies being put through their paces at a secret location in the West Midlands as part of the testing review.
The cameras capture their first outing as a group and the first time they've travelled in a police vehicle together.
At this stage, trainers are looking to see how they cope in situations they'll find themselves in when they hit the streets in six months time.
You Tube viewers can see them being walked down a busy high street and how they cope with traffic and the general public.
Environments with unusual surfaces and challenging layouts to unnerve them also form part of the training.
The video sees the dogs developing their 'bite work' with the trainers.
The cameras also capture the trainers working on the dogs' chasing, barking and searching skills to see how well they respond when challenged under pressure.
Following this assessment period, the puppies will go back to their homes with the puppy walkers.
PC Tony Brown said "We've had a really good look at the dogs and we've been able to review their progress and compile a list of things for the puppy walkers to look at to help develop them.
"We're really pleased with how the dogs are progressing, they've all got different strengths but there's still work to be done."
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