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But, Beltz said, the dogs he trains for overseas duty are sometimes trained for personnel searches.
CNN: Are dogs the key to bomb detection at airports?
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Beltz and some of the handlers he is training alongside the dogs demonstrated for CNN how the dogs work.
CNN: Are dogs the key to bomb detection at airports?
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"A well-trained dog and a very good, well-trained handler can find explosives with little or no false alarms, " Beltz said.
CNN: Are dogs the key to bomb detection at airports?
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Beltz trains explosive-sniffing dogs on a 10-acre ranch near Banning, California.
CNN: Are dogs the key to bomb detection at airports?
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"In America, it could be considered very intrusive to make you stand still while my dog went to your groin area and smelled it, " Beltz said.
CNN: Are dogs the key to bomb detection at airports?
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But they could be, according to trainer Patrick Beltz.
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Beltz does not train most dogs to search people.
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In a series of exercises, a German shepherd named Bear quickly located a variety of explosives planted beneath cars, around a simulated town square, and in an old school bus, which Beltz says makes a good substitute for the interior of an airplane.
CNN: Are dogs the key to bomb detection at airports?