Watch Dogs! Real Ones - At Hull (1933)

Hull, Humberside. “Probably these Railway Dock Police were amongst the first to appreciate the value of Airedales - as four-footed assistants on Patrol...“ L/S of group of policemen in overcoats and police helmets. They each have an Airedale on a lead. L/S of the police walking across a bridge at the dogs with their dogs. High angle of the policemen and their dogs walking along the quayside. M/S of policeman and his dog walking up a gangplank. He is followed by another policeman and his dog. “Their sense of smell and hearing is uncanny, and they “turn up“ all sorts of queer things in the acres of Dock buildings...“ C/U of an Airedale wearing a muzzle. Various shots of the dog sniffing around some boxes. The dog jumps on a pile of blankets and gets very excited when he discovers a man hiding beneath them. Another dog attacks the man whilst the policeman stands by. The two dogs jump around the man. “Since the dogs were introduced, pilfering has decreased in popularity...“ M/S of a man app