SCOTLAND’S first underwater sniffer dog, who has worked on many high-profile police investigations, has been given a post-humous award for their…
SCOTLAND’S first underwater sniffer dog, who has worked on many high-profile police investigations, has been given a post-humous award for their “outstanding duty to devotion” during their 11 years of service.
Commenting on the award, Jan McLoughlin, director general at PDSA, said: “We’re incredibly proud to be honouring Barra posthumously with the PDSA Order of Merit.“Barra’s outstanding devotion to duty and service to society was demonstrated time and time again throughout his decade-long career, and his exceptional skills went above and beyond that of normal companionship, making him a very worthy recipient of the PDSA Order of Merit.
“Barra was an incredible Search and Rescue Dog but also a loving and important member of our family – we had an incredible bond and I miss him every day.”As a volunteer coastguard in Scotland, Marshall was moved by the amount of incidents taking place on the River Clyde and wanted to do something to help some of the families affected.
Barra helped to locate him, enabling his family to come to terms with his death and allowing them to hold a funeral to celebrate his life.
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