A vet check followed by some annual leave is in store for a police dog who spent a week missing in the bush. The 4-year-old German shepherd disappeared during training in the Tararua Range last Sunday, sparking a frantic search by police. Thames was found about 1pm Sunday afternoon by his handler Constable Mike Wakefield and experienced volunteer searcher John McCann.
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