WINNERS

BALOO & MANDY

The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award

Competition at Crufts 2025. 

 

Baloo is Nation's Top Hero Dog

 

Essex Retired Police Dogs Fund is delighted and honoured to
announce that a donation of £5,000 has been received from
The Kennel Club Charitable Trust in connection with Baloo
becoming the prestigeous winner of
The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award competition at Crufts 2025.
Baloo was chosen by a nationwide public vote -
truly the nation's favourite.
Mandy Chapman and Retired Police Dog Baloo are
very well known supporters of ERPDF. 
Part of the award was a donation of £5,000 to the
winner's nominated charity and Mandy very kindly chose
Essex Retired Police Dogs Fund.  
We cannot thank Mandy and Baloo enough for the donation
- it will be used for the vet and welfare costs of these
exceptional dogs known as Essex Retired Police Dogs.
Full details of The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award - 
 

 

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WELCOME !

 

This is the home page for the

Essex Retired Police Dogs Fund

We have been financially helping

retired police dogs for over 12 years.

We have been pleased to help several other

Local RPD Charities to set up just as we were

helped when we started out in 2012.

We hope you enjoy finding out about our work;

as along with other Local RPD Charities we strive to

deliver ethical local support for these exceptional dogs

 

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CONGRATULATIONS TO
Founder & Chair 
Essex Retired Police Dogs Fund
 
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DID YOU KNOW...

 

Since 2012 we've helped

68 Retired Police Dogs

(347 different times of need)

Some just once

Others up to 37 times

With money towards Vet & Welfare Costs

Over £100,500  to these Exceptional Dogs

 

 

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Thank You On behalf of us ALL

 

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We are proud to be supported via

The Essex Lottery

and

The One Lottery

 

Buy a £1 ticket each week for a

minimum of one month at only £4.33

Help Us to Support

Essex Retired Police Dogs

Good Luck !

 

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2025 Calendar Dogs

 

Retired Police Dog Vin

 

October 2025

 

Vin served from 2017 to 2024 as a

General Purpose, Tactical Firearms Dog.

He was deployed to Scotland in 2021 for the

COPS26 Climate Change Conference.

Handler PC Nick Hayter.

Vin was a great PD always focussed and

determined at work, friendly and calm when off duty.

Vin was retired to Peter & Sue with RPDs Ruby & Tia.

His favourite pastimes are playing ball and

visiting Greggs for a cheeky sausage roll.

 

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Member of

Association of Retired Police Dog Charities

 

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For areas without a Local RPD Charity

National Foundation for Retired Service Animals

 

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  Registered Charity No. 1158745 Essex Retired Police Dogs Fund 

© 2012 - 2025 Essex Retired Police Dogs Fund All Rights Reserved

Updated October 2025