Police dogs training for Olympics
Police dogs from the Avon and Somerset and Wiltshire forces take part in a week of training to detect explosives in preparation for the 2012 Olympics.
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Police dogs from the Avon and Somerset and Wiltshire forces take part in a week of training to detect explosives in preparation for the 2012 Olympics.
Police dogs from the Avon and Somerset and Wiltshire forces take part in a week of training to detect explosives in preparation for the 2012 Olympics.
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