Could you foster a black labrador like this?
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For the past six months here on Breakfast, we've been following the progress of a litter of German Shepherd puppies who are on course to begin a career as police dogs.
We first met the puppies when they were being sent to live with their new handlers at just nine weeks old.
But not all police dogs begin their training at such a tender age.
Black Labradors, Spaniels and others on course to become specialist sniffer dogs are sent out of the training centre to live with ordinary families nearby.
They won't be ready to join the police force until they're ten months old.
How you can help
There is a shortage of volunteers who can provide a foster home for the puppies, according to the Metropolitan Police.
It's looking for suitable placements in families, which can look after puppies from the age of eight weeks to ten months and then hand them back to the police.
You need to:
Have access to a car
Not leave the dog at home all day
Preferably have a garden
Preferably have young children, as this helps the dogs to socialise.
You will be paid for expenses such as food and vets' bills. And you will have to sign a contract promising to hand the dog back at the age of ten months.
If you'd like to foster a police puppy, don't contact Breakfast. Send an e-mail instead to the woman who organises fostering at the Metropolitan Police: [email protected]
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