Eight German Shepherd puppies have become the NSW Police Force’s newest recruits.

The ‘B-litter’ – Bluey, Bonus, Bruno, Bane, Bailey, Bounty, Bindi and Bibi – were born on May 9 and will undergo 15-18 months of rigorous training before being inducted as qualified members of the Dog Unit.

Eight new 'pawfect' recruits join the NSW Police Force – meet the 'B' litter police puppies! pic.twitter.com/fsFiCUwaEx

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Dog and Mounted Police Commander Superintendent Peter McErlain told Jim Wilson the new recruits will predominantly be used for tracking violent offenders, and cross-trained for drug detection when executing search warrants.

“They can be deployed from helicopters, they can be deployed out to sea, so they’re quite versatile.

“We’d like to have a 100 per cent graduation [rate], but … even if it’s 50 per cent that’s a great result.

“The dogs that don’t make it … usually end up with people from the Dog Unit, our handlers, and we have a list of people that are waiting to take police dogs that don’t make the grade.

“They go to great homes and they’re well looked after.”

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