As part of the ‘People Who Help Us’ initiative, the Gibraltar Defence Police visited St Anne’s Upper Primary School on Monday 6th February. 

A statement from British Forces Gibraltar follows below:

The visit was attended by approximately 60 school children and their teachers from Year 3 who are currently learning about the Police.  

Police Constable (PC) Johnson addressed the children and explained the importance of the  GDP Dog Section before PC Ward and PC Dean escorted their police dogs PD Oskar and  PD Koki into the school playground. After asking the children what they thought each dog’s  role was, the officers demonstrated how PD Oskar conducts his duties.  

PD Oskar, a male Belgian Malinois who joined the GDP in December 2020, is a general  purpose police dog. His breed is chosen for stamina, agility and their ability to maintain  focus. 

PD Koki is a specially trained explosive detection dog who joined the GDP in 2022. His role  is to detect and indicate the presence of explosives for which he has been trained by  searching all types of areas such as buildings, vehicles and outside terrain. 

Once the demonstration was over, the children had the opportunity to line up and interact  with the police dogs.