pillar box

[countable] British English old-fashioned a large red tube-shaped box for posting letters that stands on streets in Britain [= postbox; ↪ letterbox]

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 

Job profiles: Dog handler

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• Hours
  30 - 40 per week
• Starting salary
  £25,000 + per year

As a dog handler, you would work with a specially trained dog and be responsible for its care and control. You and your dog would work as a team, helping to prevent and detect crime. You could also find lost or missing people or protect property. If you love dogs and you are keen to use your observation skills, this could be just what you are looking for.

Good dog handlers need patience and confidence. They need to be comfortable working on their own. They also need to be able to judge a situation accurately and react instantly. There are no formal entry requirements to train to become a dog handler. But you will need to have Criminal Records Bureau clearance.

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The work

You and your dog would work as a team, helping to prevent and detect crime, find lost or missing people or protect property, depending on where you work.

Dog handlers mainly work for the police, the Army, the RAF, the UK Border Agency, HM Revenue and Customs and private security firms.

In the police service dogs are used for:

• tracking missing people
• controlling crowds, for example at football matches
• searching for explosives or illegal drugs
• chasing armed criminals
• guarding prisoners
• searching for stolen property
• search for human remains
• supporting armed officers.

In the Army and RAF dogs are used for:

• guarding military bases and aircraft hangers
• locating land mines and other explosives
• searching for casualties.

HM Revenue and Customs use dogs at ports, airports and large railway stations to detect:

• drugs, tobacco and cigarettes
• food products such as those brought into the country illegally.

In the security industry, dogs are used for:

• patrolling and guarding property
• guarding construction sites
• searching for explosives or illegal drugs
• providing security at events.

You could also work for other services, such as the Fire and Rescue Service and HM Prison Service, or for a mountain rescue team.

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Hours

In all services you would work shifts on a rota that covers 24 hours, seven days a week.

In some organisations, such as the police force, you would look after your dog in your own home. The job is physically challenging as you would need to keep up with your dog during tough training sessions, and would work outside in all weather conditions.

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Income

Income depends on the employer and the handler's experience. Experienced dog handlers can earn up to £25,000.

Figure is intended as a guideline only.

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Entry requirements

You will need to meet the requirements of the organisation you want to work for and these differ depending on who they are. For example, to become a police dog handler, you will usually need at least three years' experience of police work before transferring to the dog section. In the army, you would go through basic soldier training before joining the Military Working Dog Regiment.

See the Training and development section for more details about dog handler training in the police and armed forces.

The National Search and Rescue Dog Association (NSARDA) is made up of search and rescue dog units from around the UK. Their entry requirements may vary slightly but generally ask for at least 12 months’ experience as a full-time member of a mountain rescue or lowland rescue team. You will also need the appropriate search and rescue skills and be nominated and supported by your team when applying to become a dog handler.

If you’re not already a member of a rescue team, you could start off by volunteering as a ‘dogsbody’, literally acting as a casualty in rescue dog training programmes. After around six months with a team, you could move into dog support/navigation work where you would get training in first aid, equipment handling and radio operations. With this experience, you could then apply for dog handling training. See the (NSARDA) website to find out more.

• National Search and Rescue Dog Association 

In private security, you will be expected to have experience of working with dogs, but other entry requirements will vary depending on the company. It is recommended that you should get experience as a security officer before becoming a security dog handler.

For this type of work will need a Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence. To get a licence you must:

• be aged 18 or over
• pass Criminal Records Bureau checks
• complete a nationally recognised security qualification.

See the SIA website for information about licensing, training and qualifications.

• Security Industry Authority 

You are likely to need a driving licence for most jobs.

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Training and development

Once you start work as a dog handler you will get training from your employer. For example, in the police service you would:

• receive around three months’ initial training by an experienced dog handler
• take further specialist training, such as search and rescue, or drugs and firearms detection.

See your local police service website for information about the work of their dog unit.

In the army and RAF, as a military working dog handler, your training would include:

• a two-week basic course with a trained dog
• a further week’s practical training (includes how to handle dog bites)
• more specialist courses covering tasks like finding casualties, and detecting explosives and mines.

See the British Army and RAF websites for more details about military working dogs.

Training as a search and rescue dog handler, including the training of the dog, can take a minimum of two to three years. This includes monthly progress checks.

Final assessment is done over three days in a number of different situations and conditions. Once you have passed, you and your dog will be expected to take ongoing training and you will be re-assessed at regular intervals. See the NSARDA website for more information.

If you are working in the security industry, you can take the Level 2 Certificate in Providing Security Services, which contains options for working with guard dogs. Contact your local college or the SIA for more details.

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Skills and knowledge

To become a dog handler, you will need to have:

• experience of caring for dogs
• the ability to work a dog efficiently and look after its welfare needs
• patience
• self-confidence
• the ability to work with minimum supervision
• good observation skills
• the ability to judge a situation accurately and react instantly.

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More information

Police Service Recruitment 

RAF Careers
Tel: 0845 605 5555

Security Industry Authority (SIA) 
PO Box 1293
Liverpool
L69 1AX
Tel: 0844 892 1025

National Search and Rescue Dog Association (NSARDA) 
www.nsarda.org.uk

British Army 
Tel: 08457 300111

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) 
www.hmrc.gov.uk

UK Border Agency 
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

ПРЕВОД от BG на ENG

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1. Банкер е човек, който ви дава назаем чадъра си, когато слънцето грее и си го иска обратно веднага щом започне да вали.
2. Икономистът е експерт, който ще знае утре защо нещата, които той е предвидил вчера, не са се случили днес.
3. Компютърен програмист е някой, който разрешава проблем, който не сте знаели че имате по начин, който не разбирате.
4. Математикът е като сляп човек в тъмна стая, който търси черна котка, която не е там.
5. Адвокат е човек, който пише документ от 10 000 думи и го нарича “кратък”.
6. Психолог е някой, който наблюдава всички други, когато красиво момиче влиза в стаята.

CHARGE - noun

1

price

 [uncountable and countable] the amount of money you have to pay for goods or services:

Gas charges will rise in July.

charge of

an admission charge of $5

charge for

There's a 50 pence booking charge for each ticket.

Guided tours are provided at no charge.

Your order will be sent free of charge (=at no cost).

The shop will fit them for a small extra charge.

2

control

 [uncountable] the position of having control or responsibility for a group of people or an activity

in charge (of something)

He asked to speak to the person in charge.

the officer in charge of the investigation

Stern put Travis in charge of (=gave him control of) the research team.Owens came in and took charge of (=took control of) the situation.

A commander in each county was to have charge of the local militia.

3

somebody/something you look after

a) 

be in/under somebody's charge

if someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for looking after them:

teachers that do their best for the children in their charge

The files were left in your charge.

b) [countable] formal someone that you are responsible for looking after:

Sarah bought some chocolate for her three young charges.

4

crime

 [countable] an official statement made by the police saying that they believe someone may be guilty of a crimeCOLLOCATIONS 
on a charge (of something)bring/press charges (=state officially that someone is guilty of a crime)face charges (=be accused of a crime)drop the charges (=decide to stop making charges)deny a chargeadmit a chargeplead guilty to a chargebe released without chargebe cleared/acquitted of a charge (=when someone is officially not guilty at the end of a trial)be convicted of a charge (=when someone is found guilty at the end of a trial)

charge against

He was found guilty of all six charges against him.

Phillips was arrested on drug charges.

The following morning, he was arrested on a charge of burglary.

Young appeared in court on a murder charge.

charge of

Higgins is facing a charge of armed robbery.

As it was his first offence, the store agreed not to press charges.

Police dropped the charges against him because of insufficient evidence.

Nine people have pleaded guilty to various charges.

Green was cleared of all charges against him.

5

blame

 [countable] a written or spoken statement blaming someone for doing something bad or illegal [= allegation]

charge that

the charge that tobacco companies target young people with their ads

charge of

a charge of racial discrimination against the company

deny/counter a charge (=say that a charge is untrue)

Wallace denied charges that he had lied to investigators.

lay/leave yourself open to a charge of something (=be likely to be blamed for something)

The speech laid him open to charges of political bias.

6

attack

 [countable] an attack in which soldiers or animals move towards someone or something very quickly

7

effort

 lead the charge

to make a strong effort to do something:

It was small businesses that led the charge against health care changes.

8

electricity

 [uncountable] electricity that is put into a piece of electrical equipment such as a battery

on charge (=taking in a charge of electricity)

Leave the battery on charge all night.

CHARGE - verb

1money

a) [intransitive and transitive] to ask someone for a particular amount of money for something you are selling:

The hotel charges $125 a night.

charge somebody £10/$50 etc (for something)

The restaurant charged us £40 for the wine.

charge something at something

Calls will be charged at 44p per minute.

charge for

We won't charge for delivery if you pay now.

charge rent/a fee/interest etc

The gallery charges an entrance fee.

b) 

charge something to somebody's account/room etc

to record the cost of something on someone's account, so that they can pay for it later:

Wilson charged the drinks to his room.

Use a courier and charge it to the department.

c) [transitive] American English to pay for something with a credit card

charge something on something

I charged the shoes on Visa.

'How would you like to pay?' 'I'll charge it.'

 2 crime

 [transitive] to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime

charge somebody with something

Gibbons has been charged with murder.

3 blame somebody

 [transitive] formal to say publicly that you think someone has done something wrong

charge that

Demonstrators have charged that the police used excessive force against them.

4 run

 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to deliberately run or walk somewhere quickly

charge around/through/out etc

The boys charged noisily into the water.

5 attack

 [intransitive and transitive] to deliberately rush quickly towards someone or something in order to attack them:

Then, with a final effort, our men charged the enemy for the last time.

charge at/towards/into

The bear charged towards her at full speed.

6 electricity

 [intransitive and transitive] also charge up if a batterycharges, or if you charge it, it takes in and stores electricity:

The shaver can be charged up.

7 order somebody

 [transitive] formal to order someone to do something or make them responsible for it

charge somebody with doing something

The commission is charged with investigating war crimes.

8 gun

 [transitive] old use to load a gun

9 glass

 [transitive] British English formal to fill a glass ➔ charged