The beloved dog of murdered Queensland police officer Rachel McCrow has sat at the front during her public memorial service and walked behind her coffin.
Blue heeler Archibald – who lived with Constable McCrow, 29, and Constable Matthew Arnold, 26, in Tara – was among thousands of mourners at the service on Wednesday.
The officers were killed by Nathaniel Train, his brother Gareth and Gareth’s wife, Stacey, in an ambush on December 12 when they attended a welfare check on a rural property at Wieambilla, in Queensland’s Western Downs.
Archibald arrived at the service in a police car, sitting alone in the back seat with his head poking out of the window.
During the service, he sat quietly at the feet of Constable McCrow’s loved ones.
Senior Constable Melissa Gibson spoke about Constable McCrow’s bond with Archibald during her eulogy.
“She was a daughter, a sister, a friend, a colleague and an amazing mum to her beloved four-legged Archibald,” she said.
“Family was everything to Rach and she was everything to them. Rach was simply one of a kind.
“She was the kindest and most positive person I know. She had the purest of souls and the warmest of hearts.”
Archibald was later photographed walking behind Constable McCrow’s casket as it was driven away from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.