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With high profile gatherings such as the Super Bowl, the safety of people is always top priority. Therefore what’s the best way to ensure the safety of people in the age of terrorism? The answer is, canine bomb detection experts!

Jason the yellow Labrador Retriever is partners with Morkita Anthony who is an ATF Inspector with the Arlington Fire Department. Together they have worked for nearly three years as one of the best canine teams in the country. Along with other teams from all over the United States they job is to be sweeping the Super Bowl and surround areas making sure nothing will go wrong.

Using only Labrador Retrievers from the Guiding Eyes of the Blind, the Guide Dog Foundation, and the Canine Companions for Independence the ATF works hard to make sure everyone will be safe. The process in becoming a canine bomb detection expert puts the team through a ten week course at the ATF Canine Training Center in Front Royal, VA then undergoing more specialized training in bomb detection.

In this practice, the dogs are taught what scents to alert their handlers to, this including gunpowder, firearms, and a many other explosives or components used to make a bomb. The relationship of canine and handler becomes very close as handlers learn to read clues their dogs give them when they pick up a scent as well as learning to read their dog’s alerts. This practice is done daily for the entire time the dog and handler are together.

Though the working life of a dog range from five to eight years, once reaching the age of retirement dogs are then placed in good homes where they will receive luxury for the rest of their life. Fair trade for the safety of millions.