Dog Squad
"Dog Squad" is a reality TV show following working dogs and handlers as they go about their daily duties.
It is set in New Zealand and focuses on dog-handler pairs working for the Department of Corrections, New Zealand Customs Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand, Department of Conservation, and Search and rescue.
"Dog Squad" currently airs 8:00-8:30pm Mondays on TV One. It was created by the same people who created Border Patrol. The first episode of "Dog Squad" aired 25 July 2011. the show also screens in Australia on Channel 7, under the title Dog Patrol.
The series focuses on the actions of four dog-handler pairs. These include:
Ted and Maurice
Flash and Carol
Ben and Steve
and Rowdy and his handler.
Ted and Maurice
Ted is a 5-year-old German short haired pointer. He works with Maurice at Waikeria Prison, one of New Zealand's largest prisons.
Flash and Carol and Ben and Steve
Flash and Ben are drug dogs working for the Department of Corrections. They are 2 of only 12 dogs employed by the Department.
Rowdy
Rowdy works for Customs, also as a drug dog. He has moved to New Zealand from Australia. His handler is not named in the official TVNZ Dog Squad webpage.
