![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/puppy-ruthlessly-abandoned-on-roadside-in-metal-cage-becomes-police-sniffer-dog/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Rescued-puppy-joins-police.jpg&description=Chester the cocker spaniel was taken in by Surrey Police after volunteer fosterers noticed he had "huge energy levels", as well as a real drive for "searching and sniffing things out"Chester the cocker spaniel was rescued by the RSPCA in January A puppy abandoned on the roadside in a cage at four months old has joined Surrey Police as a trained sniffer dog. Chester the cocker spaniel was rescued by the RSPCA after he was found by a member of the public dumped in a metal crate with six other puppies on a grass verge in Hersden, near Canterbury, in January. The four cocker spaniels and two terrier crossbreed puppies were thought to have been deserted after having passed the age when they are most marketable. RSPCA inspector Clive Hopwood said: "It's very possible these puppies were abandoned by a breeder. We believe these puppies may have failed to sell so they were abandoned having passed their 'cute' stage when they're most marketable and most valuable." It quickly became apparent that Chester had "huge energy levels", making it difficult for the RSPCA to rehome him, until volunteer fosterers noticed he had a real drive for "searching and sniffing things out". The four cocker spaniels and two terrier crossbreed puppies (Chester seen third from left) were found on a grass verge ( PA) Sarah Piggott, who works for the RSPCA and fostered Chester, said: "No amount of walking or enrichment seemed to exhaust him. "I realised he had a real drive for searching and sniffing things out when he'd easily find other dogs ' lost tennis balls on walks and kept bringing them to me." Tara Luxford, who adopted Chester's brother, Bertie, said Chester was "always destined" to join the police to become a sniffer dog. "I remember one day we were walking them together and Bertie had lost his new toy in a bush and we couldn't reach it," Ms Luxford said. "We told Chester to 'find it' and he went straight into the bush and got it back for Bertie. He was always destined to be a sniffer dog." P){kind=link}
Chester the cocker spaniel was taken in by Surrey Police after volunteer fosterers noticed he had “huge energy levels”, as well as a real drive for “searching and sniffing things out”
A puppy abandoned on the roadside in a cage at four months old has joined the police as a trained sniffer dog.
Chester the cocker spaniel was rescued by the RSPCA after he was found by a member of the public dumped in a metal crate with six other puppies on a grass verge in January.
The four cocker spaniels and two terrier crossbreed puppies were thought to have been deserted after having passed the age when they are most marketable.
RSPCA inspector Clive Hopwood said: “It’s very possible these puppies were abandoned by a breeder. We believe these puppies may have failed to sell so they were abandoned having passed their ‘cute’ stage when they’re most marketable and most valuable.”