Thousands of people, haulage vehicles, cars and shipping containers are moved through ports and ferry terminals every day. Our patrol, sniffer and tobacco detection dogs provide a vital service protecting property, deterring criminal activity, and detecting illegal substances and contraband.
All handlers have undertaken extensive training. They are certified by the National Association of Security Dog Users (NASDU) and also hold a Security Industry Authority (SIA) Door Supervisor licence.
Our teams have extensive experience of providing preventative security practices and drug searches at maritime settings across the UK, as well as on ferries, cruise liners and container ships. We can be there whenever you need us and guarantee a professional service.
Our search and patrol dogs are used for:
During every assignment, our sniffer, patrol, and tobacco detection dogs remain fully under the control of our experienced handlers.
Our highly trained sniffer dogs can perform two types of drug detection searches. A proactive search is ideal for entry point drug searches at ports, and a dog can work off the lead when it is safe to do so. During a passive search, our dogs will be on the lead at all times performing searches for illegal substances when people are queueing at ferry terminals, are on cruise liners, or working on container ships.
Illegal or counterfeit tobacco does not comply with UK safety standards, potentially causing extreme health risks to those it is sold to. Utilising tobacco detection dogs in maritime settings assists in the fight against the illegal tobacco trade. Our tobacco detection dogs are intensively trained to identify real and fake tobacco, meaning they can search ships and containers that arrive at a port and locate counterfeit items before they are transferred to sellers.
Utilising a canine patrol at ferry terminals, shipping docks, and other maritime settings ensures you are taking preventative measures against security threats, and protecting port facilities and ships, as well as staff, passengers, and crews. Our dogs and handlers act as a highly visible deterrent, minimising the chances of criminal activity taking place. All our dogs have been intensively trained to not feel threatened during potentially dangerous situations.
Our detection dogs are highly trained to detect illegal Class A and Class B substances in any location across the UK.
Our tobacco detection dogs are trained to detect real and fake tobacco and search for contraband, which helps fight the illegal tobacco trade.
From crowd control to premises protection, we have dog and handlers teams available to provide a canine patrol service nationwide.
The dog team were great yesterday, really good to work with both of them. The handler did 3 assemblies, the students were spellbound, it had a good balance between education and fun that will mean the students remember the serious part to the message. Lots of positive comments from students, some really thoughtful questions asked of the handler and again, it was friendly and informative. The only
problem was that most of the students wanted to keep the dog and we could do with having him in school everyday. Thanks a lot.
Yesterday was perfect. The handler was absolutely wonderful as were her dogs. Really positive response around school, students were exceptionally behaved and respectful. Thank you so much.
We were really happy with the visit – the handler was very professional when dealing with the students and always made sure they felt comfortable and safe. The dogs were fantastic too of course!
We were extremely happy with the recent K9 visit and how smoothly it went. The information you had provided beforehand was invaluable in helping us to plan for the visit. It was a pleasure to meet both the handler and his dogs and it is safe to say they were a huge hit with our staff! The handler was very friendly and professional at all times and he provided lots of helpful advice at possible hiding places around the school site and steps we can take to keep out site safe. The visit went very smoothly
and we have had positive feedback from parents and students about the experience. We will most definitely be booking further visits.
We were very impressed with the day. The handler delivered well-pitched assemblies which were fun but with an underlying serious message which the students enjoyed. He also had a professional manner and approach with the searches. We would definitely book again in the future.
It was brilliant thanks the handler was fantastic with our students, as was her dog. We had great feedback from our staff and our students.