Some devices help law enforcement with explosives detection, but not all of those devices can be used to detect explosives before they detonate. Some of the devices used in explosives detection only pick-up the traces of specific chemicals after an explosion has occurred. That is why the security personnel who try to find evidence of bomb-making equipment love to use well-trained dogs. Now they are sharing their training techniques with others. That should allow dogs that tire of explosives detection to seek out a new and alternate form of sniffing.
Two black Labradors made big news in 2006. One might think that they had helped with an effort aimed at explosives detection. One might think that, but that would be incorrect. Those two Labradors, Lucky and Flo, had been trained to detect CDs and DVDs. They were an important part of a new program aimed at the capture of pirated products.
The groups that trained those animals were not unfamiliar with how a dog could be used to help with explosives detection. Such groups wanted to watch for pirated CDs and pirated DVDs at the same spots where security personnel were watching for explosives in cargo and other containers. Both watch groups hoped to prevent the smuggling of contraband at ports, borders, military installations and transportation hubs. Both groups expected that their investigative approach, one that included 4-legged creatures, would work equally-well at industrial facilities and in schools.
Both groups appreciated the abilities of a canine sniffer. Word of that sniffer had spread fast following gatherings such as the 2004 International Explosives Detection Canine Conference. Now members of each group hoped to use those sniffers, although the dogs employed by each group would not sniff-out the same items.
The groups involved with explosives detection hoped that their dogs could supplement the information obtained through use of hand-held spectroscopy systems. Such devices provided a look at the chemical substances in any area. Such devices could detect the presence of chemicals that might be used in materials that were meant to explode at a given time.
Groups such as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) wanted to locate pirated CDs and DVDs that people might try to sneak into the U.S. Those groups had trained the black Labradors to note the smell that was characteristic of either a CD or a DVD. While the dogs could not differentiate a new and legal CD from a pirated CD, they could at least alert guards to suspicious content.
So while the dogs Lucky and Flo might not know anything about explosives detection, they certainly understand their role in the advancement of global safety. They understand what they are expected to do at security checkpoints. They know that they have been trained to go after objects with a distinct smell. They know that if they find an object with that smell, then they will get a nice “doggie” reward.
So that is why the people concerned with explosives detection have a strong connection to the people who hope to stem the trade in pirated CDs. That is why CD creators agreed to take a back seat to two black Labradors during the week of October 1, 2006.
Two black Labradors made big news in 2006. One might think that they had helped with an effort aimed at explosives detection. One might think that, but that would be incorrect. Those two Labradors, Lucky and Flo, had been trained to detect CDs and DVDs. They were an important part of a new program aimed at the capture of pirated products.
The groups that trained those animals were not unfamiliar with how a dog could be used to help with explosives detection. Such groups wanted to watch for pirated CDs and pirated DVDs at the same spots where security personnel were watching for explosives in cargo and other containers. Both watch groups hoped to prevent the smuggling of contraband at ports, borders, military installations and transportation hubs. Both groups expected that their investigative approach, one that included 4-legged creatures, would work equally-well at industrial facilities and in schools.
Both groups appreciated the abilities of a canine sniffer. Word of that sniffer had spread fast following gatherings such as the 2004 International Explosives Detection Canine Conference. Now members of each group hoped to use those sniffers, although the dogs employed by each group would not sniff-out the same items.
The groups involved with explosives detection hoped that their dogs could supplement the information obtained through use of hand-held spectroscopy systems. Such devices provided a look at the chemical substances in any area. Such devices could detect the presence of chemicals that might be used in materials that were meant to explode at a given time.
Groups such as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) wanted to locate pirated CDs and DVDs that people might try to sneak into the U.S. Those groups had trained the black Labradors to note the smell that was characteristic of either a CD or a DVD. While the dogs could not differentiate a new and legal CD from a pirated CD, they could at least alert guards to suspicious content.
So while the dogs Lucky and Flo might not know anything about explosives detection, they certainly understand their role in the advancement of global safety. They understand what they are expected to do at security checkpoints. They know that they have been trained to go after objects with a distinct smell. They know that if they find an object with that smell, then they will get a nice “doggie” reward.
So that is why the people concerned with explosives detection have a strong connection to the people who hope to stem the trade in pirated CDs. That is why CD creators agreed to take a back seat to two black Labradors during the week of October 1, 2006.
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