A police officer and his beloved dog have walked the beat together for the final time as they prepare to retire together.
PC Stewart Paine and his search dog PD Millie have met royalty, war veterans and walked in the footsteps of Olympians.
Last week, they worked together for the last time paying their respects to the fallen at the Remembrance Day parade in Sunderland.
Now, nine-year-old Millie will look forward to long walks and cosy nights by the fire as she moves to a farm in Northumberland to enjoy her retirement.
Stewart, who joined the police in 1996 and will work his final shift on Christmas Eve, said his dog had helped him police a string of high profile events since he got her aged two in November 2012.
These include Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, the 2012 London Olympic Games, Champions League final in 2017 and Portsmouth D-Day landing anniversary event.
PC Paine said: “I am so proud of Millie and the work that we have carried out together.
“We have worked at places some people can only dream of and there’s no other dog I would have wanted by my side than Millie.
“Working with Millie during my last years in the force has been amazing.
"She has been a loving companion as well as a hard working police dog.”
Millie, who is a Cocker Spaniel, worked as a specialist detection dog sniffing out drugs, weapons and cash.
