Unlike explosives sniffing machines, dogs can be utilized in almost any situation: packages, vehicles, rooms, etc. While machines are task specific (for example, packages only or personnel only), and cannot sweep a special event venue AND examine packages for the event AND then check vehicles entering the event, DOGS CAN and with extreme accuracy!

In a bomb threat situation, the need for expediency becomes clear. The dog’s olfactory (nose) allows him to examine areas, vehicles, packages, etc. in MINUTES. Comparatively, a machine would require HOURS to complete these same detection tasks.

While explosives detection machinery has a place in security, the versatility, expediency, and accuracy of a well-trained explosives detection dog is unsurpassed, evidenced by the fact that all major law enforcement agencies throughout the United States utilize bomb dogs to counter the explosives threat.