Dog Squad - First Episode

This long-running reality series, made for TVNZ, follows the lives of dogs and their handlers: "fighting crime, saving lives", and helping protect New Zealand’s streets and borders. The very first episode sees the dog squad diffuse a street brawl in Manurewa, nab a runner from a crashed stolen car, and bust a visitor trying to smuggle contraband into Waikeria Prison in the Waikato. Plus avalanche rescue dogs are trained at Mt Hutt ski resort. This first Dog Squad series was produced by Cream Media (the company was taken over by Greenstone TV in 2010).

That's nice: dog vomit all through the car ... and not from my dog.

– A dog handler searches a car outside Waikeria Prison

Key Cast & Crew

Lisa Pringle

Post-Production Director

Jason Hoyte

Narrator

Kate Peacocke

Producer

Rachael Fleury

Production Manager

Bill Kerton

Post-Production Director

Glen Molesworth

Editor