Canines and their handlers are specially trained to detect which of the following?

• A. Drugs, other chemicals, and cell phones
• B. Firearms
• C. Currency
• D. Food and beverages

Answer: (A)

Dogs are trained to recognize specific smells and signal when they detect them. In most security and enforcement settings, the most common targets are illegal drugs and other chemicals, because those odors indicate contraband or dangerous substances. Training for cell phones is also common today because electronic devices are frequent in secure areas and can be detected by dogs trained on the odors associated with such devices. Firearms, currency, and food or beverages aren’t as routinely emphasized in standard canine training, so the combination of drugs, other chemicals, and cell phones reflects the types of odors these teams are typically built to detect.