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NEWS ABOUT: bomb-sniffing dogs

bomb-sniffing dogs stories: 6 news summaries

 MIA Dog A-OK 
 After Year in 
 Afghanistan 


Bomb-sniffer Sabi gone for a year after 2008 firefight

Nov 12, 09 11:46 AM CST
(Newser) - An Australian military bomb-sniffing dog that went missing during a firefight in Afghanistan in September 2008 has been reunited with one of her trainers. An American soldier found Sabi wandering near a remote base last week and realized the black Lab wasn’t a stray when she responded to commands.... More »

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Australia • US military • MIA • Labrador Retriever • bomb-sniffing dogs • Afghanistan war • Special Forces • missing in action

 TSA's Favorite Dog Foods 


Jul 20, 09 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want your household guardian to perform up to federal standards? Check out the brands the Transportation Security Administration prefers for its bomb-sniffing dogs, via US News & World Report:
  • Hills Science Diet: Including the Adult and Active K9 versions.
  • Canidae: Lamb & Rice formula in particular.
... More »

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terrorism • dog food • bomb-sniffing dogs • Transportation Security Administration • Hills Science Diet • Eukanuba • Canidae • California Natural • EVO • Innova

 Military Opens 
 $15M Dog Hospital 

'Canine Walter Reed' will treat pooches wounded in combat

Oct 22, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - If GI Rover gets injured in Iraq, chances are he'll end up at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, where the "Walter Reed of the veterinary world" has just opened. The base has long been training pups for service in all branches of the military, but its old animal... More »

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Afghanistan • US military • TSA • veterinarian • dog • bomb-sniffing dogs

Dogs Fetch Contraband Cell Phones in Jails

Md., Va. among states using canines to bust crooks' outside contact

Jul 10, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dogs, it turns out, can sniff out more than just bombs and drugs. Authorities in Maryland and Virginia have canines rooting out cell phones, described by one official as "perhaps the worst type of contraband" in today's prisons. The increasingly tiny devices are easy to smuggle in, the Washington ... More »

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cell phones • prison • contraband • dog • bomb-sniffing dogs

US Imports its Drug-Sniffing Dogs for $4,500 Each

American breeders outraged over European preference

May 23, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US government purchases hundreds of untrained bomb- and drug-sniffing dogs from Europe every year for as much as $4,535 each, quadruple the price of American dogs, a new federal report says. Domestic breeders and spending watchdogs are angered by the government's penchant for expensive foreign purebreds. "What... More »

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homeland security • US government • spending • dog • bomb-sniffing dogs • dog breeders • canines

Bomb Dogs Will Ride Amtrak

Security stepped up on nation's rail system

Feb 19, 08 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Amtrak is stepping up security, with random screening of carry-on bags and security teams packing machine guns and leading bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, reports AP. The new system, beginning this week, echoes stricter security procedures at the nation's airports. Amtrak insists there should be no additional departure delays... More »

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Madrid bombings • terrorism • Charles Schumer • security • India • threats • counterterrorism • TSA • Amtrak • Mumbai • bomb-sniffing dogs • random searches • London Tube bombings • Alex Kummant • Amtrak chief executive • New York City Subway • mobile security teams • Center for Policing Terrorism • armed patrols

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