In the Dordogne, the municipal police of Périgueux recruits Thor, a sniffer dog

“He is a Malinois Belgian shepherd who is two and a half months old. He has been living at home for fifteen days, in a family life, with children, other animals. _He is a small dog who is very lively and very intelligent”_says his mistress, brigadier at the municipal police.

The creation of this canine brigade had first been envisaged within the national police but it could not materialize. Delphine Labails, the mayor of Périgueux

“We had to have a cinephile brigade too, explains the mayor of Périgueux, Delphine Labails. It was not possible so I asked to do it with the Municipal Police”

Thor was presented with his mistress, a brigadier at the municipal police
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Valerie Dejean

“As soon as the dog discovers narcotics, a report will be made by telephone to a Judicial Police officer. On his instructions we will proceed to the arrest of the person or to the measures that will be given to us to do” David Rouveyrou, head of the municipal police department

He is adorable, gets along very well with children… But don’t be fooled by appearances, Thor will undergo a long training to learn how to detect narcotics
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Valerie Dejean

In January, Thor will leave for a long training course with his master dog to learn how to detect narcotics.

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