Great visit to Fairways Primary School, Leigh-on-sea, this morning with colleagues from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust 🚑 Baloo cuddles, tour of the ambulance, demonstrations and lots of fun trying on the uniforms 💚

Out this evening to St Michael’s and All Angels in Galleywood to meet their Girl Guides ❤️

Lovely day with friends in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, then to Oaklands Park to pay our respects at the National Police K9 Memorial 💙

Great day! Met some cops in Colchester Met a large group in Tiptree Met cubs in Great Horksley Met another Baloo (Cubs and Scout leader) She has loved every minute 🥰

Today Baloo visited a lovely group of carers in Tiptree 💙

Over to #rayleigh this evening to meet Beavers, Cubs and Scouts 🤩 They loved her story and learning all about #policedogs and their work

Supporting our colleagues in green today visiting East of England Ambulance Service Trust at #chelmsford and #southend to spread some smiles 🚑🚑🚑🚑🐾🐾🐾

We visited the Women’s Institute at Billericay last night. Wonderful people and a pleasure to meet them all 💙

Today Baloo was spreading smiles at this lovely daycare centre for adults with learning difficulties and the elderly. I’m always in awe of the staff 💕

Spreading smiles today at the @essexpoliceuk.bsky.social control room 💙 We met the wonderful lady who coordinated our rescue from a live lane of the A12 in august 🥹 Life savers, heroes in headsets 💙

Today Baloo was visiting the lovely people and staff at this day care centre 🥰

Baloo had a wonderful day at @essexpoliceuk.bsky.social HQ today Here she is with her police handler, they catch up regularly 💙

Baloo was spreading smiles visiting a group of carers today in #waltononthenaze She enjoyed a cuppa and lots of cuddles 🥰

Busy day for Baloo! Started at Grays Police Station, then onto a lovely care home in Clacton and finally to Clacton Police Station 💙🥰

December 27th, 2024, was Baloo’s Happy 6th Gotcha Day 🥳 Six years ago I adopted her for a “quiet retirement” 🤣 she has since been spreading smiles to thousands of people from age 3 to 93! A very special dog ❤️

Merry Christmas everyone 🎄❤️

Today Baloo was spreading smiles at the Abbeyfield Care Home in Braintree ❤️ She enjoyed a cuppa 🥰

Today Baloo was spreading smiles at the ECL Day Centre in Braintree for adults with learning disabilities & the elderly with dementia. Lovely people ❤️ The staff are angels. Incredible people 🌟

Busy day! At Tendring District Council first, then to Thurrock Council Offices and onto Grays Police Station ☺️💙🐾🐾🐾 Lots of smiles spread ❤️

Lovely visit yesterday morning to spread smiles 💙🐾🐾🐾

Today Baloo visited all the teams at @essexpoliceuk.bsky.social #GreatDunmow to spread some smiles. She loved her present 🎁 and party hat 🥳 She didn’t take it off as we left either 🤣 #wellbeingdog

Today Baloo was spreading smiles at @essexpoliceuk.bsky.social HQ and then to the #aerozone at @stnairport.bsky.social to meet youngsters and Officers from the dog section 💙🐾🐾🐾✈️

Today Baloo was spreading smiles at Aspen Grange Care Home in Braintree 🥰🐾🐾🐾 One of the staff was very emotional when a resident was smiling so much while interacting with Baloo ❤️ Lots of cuddles and smiles today ❤️

Baloo had a treatment session including hydrotherapy this evening at #ARUWrittle #caninetherapyunit They keep her so fit and healthy ❤️

Lovely morning with Baloo at the Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten So many kind children and staff ❤️

Well you lovely lovely people... Another batch of 2025 Calendars on their way 🇨🇽🎄🎅🎁 Last day to order & post 16 Dec www.essexretiredpolicedogs.co.uk/shop_open__....

Today Baloo was meeting the proud families of our latest #heroesinheadsets at @essexpoliceuk.bsky.social HQ 💙

Spreading smiles today at the Knightswood Day Care Centre 🥰 Baloo loved all the cuddles and fuss ❤️🐾🐾🐾

We stopped at #PapermillLockTearooms on our way home to hand them a #bleedkit from the #LiamTaylorLegacy Baloo wasn’t impressed that I didn’t save her a bit of my delicious cake 🍰 🙈

What a wonderful visit this morning to Hamstel Junior School in Southend 🌟 Lovely children & staff enjoyed hearing Baloo’s story and asked some great questions 🤩

Here are the recruits arriving for their Passing Out Ceremony 💙 Baloo knows to then move to get the best view as they stand in front of their proud families ☺️

Baloo had a great day yesterday meeting the families and other officers at the Passing Out Parade of the latest cohort of recruits 💙 Good luck to all of them at their new stations 👍

Baloo loved meeting all the students today at ARU Cambridge 🥰

Baloo has arrived at ARU Cambridge 🤩

Baloo wasn’t bothered about the icy weather and we also enjoyed a nice brisk walk this afternoon as the sun went down ☺️

Lovely morning at @essexpoliceuk.bsky.social Great Dunmow Police Station spreading smiles with Baloo and Rex 💙 Rex was retired because he is too friendly 🥰

We help with RPDs Vet & welfare costs That's a police dog who was licensed to serve & retired for reasons: age/illness/failed to be re-licensed We dont have exclusions Other than we can only help if we have the money. In 12 yrs we have never failed a dog www.essexretiredpolicedogs.co.uk

Today Baloo met some lovely children at the Kirby Primary Academy in Frinton-on-sea at their mindfulness group after school. They heard her story & enjoyed cuddles with her.

Great to join Bluesky 💙 Here to spread some smiles and show that when something tragic happens if we all work together amazing things can happen. Baloo loves cuddles and showing that disabilities don’t hold you back ❤️