Meet Connor. He is a two-and-a-half-year-old springer spaniel who works for Metropolitan Police Dog Unit as an explosives sniffer dog. He works with Max and Poppy (click on their names to see them), whom I met in Green Park few weeks ago.
It was the first anniversary of 7/7 London bombings today, and Connor was on duty at King's Cross station this morning, making sure that Londoners were safe on their journey to work.
Here, Connor is taking a well-deserved break from work. By a way of saying thank you for his hard work, I gave Connor three dog treats, which he wolfed down like any dog would. He wouldn't say no to another one, but he had to go back to work so, with regret, we parted.
Connor was very friendly, with kind brown eyes, lovely speckled paws and that bubbly and inquisitive spaniel personality.
I certainly felt reassued by Connor's presence at the station this morning. He is among the very special London dogs, along with Max, Poppy and all the other Met Police dogs who are working for safer London.
Special thanks to Connor's handler, who kind enough to let me take photos of his dog.
More about Springer Spaniels: English Springer Spaniel Club in UK
