Animals
13 MTA Police Canines Get Explosives, Anti-Terrorism Training
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Thirteen canines and their handlers, Metropolitan Transportation Authority police officers, graduated from the MTA Police Department’s explosives detection and anti-terrorism training at a ceremony held in late January at Grand Central Terminal. ___________
— This article is a version of one in the MTA “Mileposts” newsletter. ___________
Most of the dogs are young German Shepherds and Belgian Shepherd mixes. A dog’s sense of smell is 3,000 to 5,000 times stronger than the human nose, which comes in handy for following scents untraceable by humans. Each canine forms a deep, emotional bond with his or her police partner.