Diesel: Detective dog and devoted pal

 

Steve and Diesel sitting in the car

The old maxim says, ‘A dog is a man’s best friend’.
One person that supports this saying emphatically is Steve, a private investigator with a sharp eye for surveillance and a best friend that helps him along the way.

Little Diesel, the seven-year-old Jack Russell has been helping Steve from day one with his work and leisure time. From providing the ‘perfect cover’ on those planned stakeouts, to always being up for a cuddle, Diesel is always there for Steve.

“He’s always with me. Always.  He comes with me on surveillance nights and keeps me company in the car and is always at home with me,” explained Steve.

Diesel is the third Jack Russell companion that lived and worked with Steve.

“Jack Russells are easier to have along with me because they’re so small. I didn’t want a big dog climbing around the seats of my car and making a lot of noise. Diesel is great because he doesn’t bark and is very obedient, so he’s great to have along with me,” said Steve.

Steve has trained all his dogs himself and each one has been excellent in aiding his work, as well as being very obedient and loyal in public and all other times.

“I trained Diesel myself. He runs away and returns on command as well as many other things. He’s pretty good around the roads, too. He doesn’t know what cars are, but knows to avoid them!” said Steve.

Diesel has managed to disappear only twice seven years, but thankfully Steve didn’t need to use his PI skills to locate the curious terrier. Thanks to Diesel’s microchip, he has been returned fairly promptly both times. Diesel’s microchip is logged with the National Pet Register and he wears a collar ID tag provided at no charge to Steve by the National Pet Register.

“The National Pet Register is a brilliant service and every time I’ve lost Diesel, he’s been returned pretty quickly, which is fantastic,” explained Steve.

The National Pet Register operates a 24 hour, seven day a week Pet Recovery Centre to help people find their lost pets. The Lost Dogs’ Home recommends that all pets wear collar identification and are microchipped. The National Pet Register provides free-of-charge collar ID tag as a community service to help reduce the number of unidentified dogs and cats ending up at shelters.