AIRPORT’S EXPLOSIVE DETECTION DOG SHOWERED WITH TENNIS BALLS AT RETIREMENT

Source: Independent (Extract)
Posted: May 04, 2024

An airport’s first TSA explosive detection dog was showered with his favourite toys, as he prepared to retire.

Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, USA, hired Rex, a 6.5-year-old German short-haired pointer, to sniff out potential threats five years ago, and he’ll now be heading home to live life as a “normal” dog.

However, the airport wouldn’t let him leave without a celebration of his work. As he left the building, staff members threw tennis balls to him, getting him excited, and chasing around the floor as they cheered him on.

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