diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a6408e18..c36f4f54 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ $ faas template pull https://github.com/owner/repo
 
 Multiple templates can be stored within a single Git repository. View [the CLI reference guide](https://github.com/openfaas/faas-cli) for how to build a template.
 
+## Modifying templates
+
+ ```./verify.sh``` can be utilized to verify your changes to templates in this repo.
+
 ## Guidelines apply from main OpenFaaS repo
 
 See guide for [FaaS](https://github.com/openfaas/faas/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) here.
diff --git a/template/java8/Dockerfile b/template/java8/Dockerfile
index bba20b8c..bf2228ec 100644
--- a/template/java8/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/java8/Dockerfile
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ FROM openfaas/of-watchdog:0.5.4 as watchdog
 
 FROM openjdk:8u212-jdk-alpine as ship
 
-ARG WATCHDOG_VERSION=0.5.1
-
 COPY --from=watchdog /fwatchdog /usr/bin/fwatchdog
 RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog
 
diff --git a/template/node-arm64/Dockerfile b/template/node-arm64/Dockerfile
index 923a2be8..b59d2d3d 100644
--- a/template/node-arm64/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/node-arm64/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
+FROM openfaas/classic-watchdog:0.15.4 as watchdog
+
 FROM arm64v8/node:8.9.1
 
-RUN apt-get update -qy \
-    && apt-get install -qy curl ca-certificates --no-install-recommends \
-    && echo "Pulling watchdog binary from Github." \
-    && curl -sSL https://github.com/openfaas/faas/releases/download/0.13.0/fwatchdog-arm64 > /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && apt-get -qy remove curl \
-    && apt-get clean \
-    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+COPY --from=watchdog /fwatchdog /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog
 
 WORKDIR /root/
 
diff --git a/template/node-armhf/Dockerfile b/template/node-armhf/Dockerfile
index 06f38b26..084fb1ca 100644
--- a/template/node-armhf/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/node-armhf/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+FROM openfaas/classic-watchdog:0.15.4 as watchdog
+
 FROM arm32v6/alpine:3.6
 
+COPY --from=watchdog /fwatchdog /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+
 RUN apk add --no-cache nodejs nodejs-npm ca-certificates
-RUN apk --no-cache add curl \
-    && echo "Pulling watchdog binary from Github." \
-    && curl -sSL https://github.com/openfaas/faas/releases/download/0.13.0/fwatchdog-armhf > /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && apk del curl --no-cache
 
 WORKDIR /root/
 
diff --git a/template/node/Dockerfile b/template/node/Dockerfile
index f397a4da..6284d599 100644
--- a/template/node/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/node/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+FROM openfaas/classic-watchdog:0.15.4 as watchdog
+
 FROM node:8.9.1-alpine
 
+COPY --from=watchdog /fwatchdog /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+
 RUN addgroup -S app && adduser app -S -G app
-RUN apk --no-cache add curl \
-    && echo "Pulling watchdog binary from Github." \
-    && curl -sSL https://github.com/openfaas/faas/releases/download/0.13.0/fwatchdog > /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && apk del curl --no-cache
 
 WORKDIR /root/
 
diff --git a/template/python-armhf/Dockerfile b/template/python-armhf/Dockerfile
index 227e9128..e7dca215 100644
--- a/template/python-armhf/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/python-armhf/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
+FROM openfaas/classic-watchdog:0.15.4 as watchdog
+
 FROM python:2.7-alpine
 
+COPY --from=watchdog /fwatchdog /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+
 # Allows you to add additional packages via build-arg
 ARG ADDITIONAL_PACKAGE
 
 # Alternatively use ADD https:// (which will not be cached by Docker builder)
-RUN apk --no-cache add curl ${ADDITIONAL_PACKAGE} \
-    && echo "Pulling watchdog binary from Github." \
-    && curl -sSL https://github.com/openfaas/faas/releases/download/0.13.0/fwatchdog-armhf > /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && apk del curl --no-cache
+RUN apk --no-cache add ${ADDITIONAL_PACKAGE}
 
 # Add non root user
 RUN addgroup -S app && adduser app -S -G app
diff --git a/template/python3-armhf/Dockerfile b/template/python3-armhf/Dockerfile
index a2e3d350..1a0b757c 100644
--- a/template/python3-armhf/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/python3-armhf/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
+FROM openfaas/classic-watchdog:0.15.4 as watchdog
+
 FROM python:3-alpine
 
 # Allows you to add additional packages via build-arg
 ARG ADDITIONAL_PACKAGE
 
-# Alternatively use ADD https:// (which will not be cached by Docker builder)
-RUN apk --no-cache add curl ${ADDITIONAL_PACKAGE} \
-    && echo "Pulling watchdog binary from Github." \
-    && curl -sSL https://github.com/openfaas/faas/releases/download/0.13.0/fwatchdog-armhf > /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && apk del curl --no-cache
+COPY --from=watchdog /fwatchdog /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+RUN apk --no-cache add ${ADDITIONAL_PACKAGE}
 
 # Add non root user
 RUN addgroup -S app && adduser app -S -G app
diff --git a/template/ruby/Dockerfile b/template/ruby/Dockerfile
index 364f1bea..5622f7fd 100644
--- a/template/ruby/Dockerfile
+++ b/template/ruby/Dockerfile
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+FROM openfaas/classic-watchdog:0.15.4 as watchdog
+
 FROM ruby:2.5.1-alpine3.7
 
+COPY --from=watchdog /fwatchdog /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+RUN chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog
+
 ARG ADDITIONAL_PACKAGE
 
 # Alternatively use ADD https:// (which will not be cached by Docker builder)
-RUN apk --no-cache add curl ${ADDITIONAL_PACKAGE} \
-    && echo "Pulling watchdog binary from Github." \
-    && curl -sSL https://github.com/openfaas/faas/releases/download/0.13.0/fwatchdog > /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && chmod +x /usr/bin/fwatchdog \
-    && apk del curl --no-cache
+RUN apk --no-cache add ${ADDITIONAL_PACKAGE}
 
 WORKDIR /home/app