Photo: Supplied / NZ Police / Senior Constable Alex StammersA police dog seriously injured after falling into scalding geothermal water is finally getting to enjoy retirement after months of recovery - just in time for Christmas. Photo: Supplied / NZ PoliceThe pair graduated as an operational team in 2018. Teo won the award for best new operational dog in her first year and in 2024 they were awarded Auckland City District’s Murray Morrisey Award for operational excellence. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police / Senior Constable Alex StammersTracking and finding people in search and rescue work had likely saved lives, he said. "Every day she's trying to jump in the back of the van to come to work with me," Johannsen said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 26, 2025 02:03 UTC