New Zealand Dog News

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July 14, 2006

Beagles keep a nose in front of contraband


The airline passenger from Australia was only carrying a wallet, but the detector dog could smell something else.

Dog handler Liz Moore says it was clear the beagle had sniffed out something of interest.
"He just kept pushing his nose into the man's pocket," she says.

At the handler's request the man opened his wallet to reveal a couple of small leaves.
They were a souvenir pulled from a tree on the set of the television show Neighbours.
The beagles's sensitive noses are trained to sniff out anything that could carry unwanted pests or disease: Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, plant products and live animals.

Ms Moore says they can smell even a single seed on the bottom of a shoe. MORE>>

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