The wagging tails and excited barks let you know you're in the right place when you show up for the National Police Patrol and Detector Dog Championships.
Over the last three days the top dogs from police, customs, corrections, aviation security and the army have all been put through their paces at the police dog training centre in Trentham, Wellington.
Deputy Police Commissioner Viv Rickard was there to present the trophies, and said it was an honour for the competitors just to be put forward for the championships.
Constable Craig Moore and 4-year-old police dog Oza from Christchurch took out the highest overall score, as well as winning the William Rose Bowl for criminal work disciplines.
Constable Moore said it took a lot of hard work, and a lot of support from family and co-workers, to get to the top.