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Article: DOG TO BE TAUGHT NEW TRICK THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE ADOPTED THE BLACK LABRADOR FROM THE WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY AND WILL TEACH IT TO SNIFF DRUGS.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 5, 2002
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Byline: Associated Press
MILWAUKEE -- Drugs. Danger. Doggy treats.
That's what might be in store for a stray dog suddenly thrust from scrounging his next meal to protecting the nation's borders.
An animal control officer found the black Labrador, now named Kevin, roaming the streets. Kevin ended up at the Wisconsin Humane Society, where he caught the eye of Paul Paulson, a U.S. Customs agent.
Paulson thought the dog might make a good candidate for the agency's canine enforcement corps, which sniffs out drugs and currency in cars and freight and on people.
The Customs Service has been adopting dogs from shelters, mainly across ...