A Russian defence company has released a new design of body armour to keep terror-sniffing police dogs safe in the wake of the death of French police dog Diesel, who died during a police raid in Paris following the Friday 13th terror attacks.

In a new video Russian dog handler demonstrated the new design in a new video showing off the transformation from man's best friend to professionally protected police hound.

'At first, of course, the dog did not like the vest. Then gradually she realised that it was for her own good and protection,' Vladimir Khitrykh said in front of a pack of snapping photographers.

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Protected: A Russian defense company has released a new design of body armour to keep terror-sniffing police dogs safe

'We taught her with the help of incentives. We can put the armoured vest on the dog in just one minute,' he said.

The armour has reportedly been designed by St. Petersburg-based Scientific Production Association of Special Materials (NPO), which was formed during the days of the Soviet Union as a specialist armoured materials laboratory.

The so-called 'Nord body armour' consists of two parts, protecting both the neck and chest of the brave pooch and additional armour is also available for the legs and head if required.

Professional: The armour has reportedly been designed by St. Petersburg-based Scientific Production Association of Special Materials (NPO), which was formed during the days of the Soviet Union as a specialist armoured materials laboratory

Mr Khitrykh said: 'We had been working together for six months. First, we trained for about two months, and then when the dog got used to me, we started to work together. We worked on The Race of Heroes. About a hundred cars went through our patrol. We were looking for explosives and engineering ammunition'.

It comes as Russia showed its solidarity with the people of France by donating a new puppy to carry on the memory of Diesel, the police dog killed when police raided Paris hide out of terrorist planner Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

The puppy, called Dobrynia, was been sent to Paris by the Russian government to help 'in the fight against terrorism'.

Tribute: Russia showed its solidarity with the people of France by sending a new puppy called Dobrynia, to Paris to help 'in the fight against terrorism'

It will be trained up to continue to vital work that Diesel, a seven-year-old Belgian shepherd, was doing when she died.

Diesel's handler told RMC radio that Diesel was initially sent to the Paris apartment after gun fire died down.

'When we arrived there were a lot of exchanges of fire and grenades exploding. Then it was calm,' the police officer said.

'It was almost abnormal. After a few minutes we decided to send in the dog ... to see if the zone was clear. He did a tour of the first room, then he went into the second room and dashed forward. I think he’d found someone. Then I lost sight of him and the gunfire started again.'