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"It seems a shame that they are just retired and that there's no support given," said Laura Meller, from Loughborough in Leicestershire, who has spent an estimated £12,000 looking after retired service animals.

"The man was wearing camouflage clothing and was unconscious when located laying face down under a bush," Ms Meller said.

But Ms Meller is worried that various factors, including rising vet costs, could put potential adopters off from taking on retired police dogs in the future.

The idea for Ai-Da came from Aidan Meller, who worked with a group of nearly 30 people to build and program Ai-Da.

Mr. Meller says Ai-Da doesn’t just paint whatever it’s told to paint.