{"id":182207,"date":"2018-07-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/182207\/little-ones-from-pitter-patter-learn-all-about-cargo-screening\/"},"modified":"2018-07-12T10:15:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T08:15:55","slug":"little-ones-from-pitter-patter-learn-all-about-cargo-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/07\/12\/little-ones-from-pitter-patter-learn-all-about-cargo-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"Little ones from Pitter Patter learn all about cargo screening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pitter Patter Academy opened their doors to the Bidvest Protea Coin K9 Unit last Friday to learn more about working dogs.<\/p>\n

Lorraine Claassen, Lazaro Kilino and their K9 unit sniffer dog Matt conducted a cargo screening demonstration for their delighted hosts.<\/p>

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\u201cWe have a positive-run and a negative-run in our screening to indicate the existence of explosives in a package.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur dogs do not scratch packages as they may explode if there are explosives in that particular package.<\/p>

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\u201cThey sit to indicate the existence of explosives in a package.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther sniffer dogs are trained to sniff out drugs and scratch packages to indicate the existence of drugs,\u201d said Kilino, a dog handler at the Bidvest Protea Coin K9 Unit.<\/p>\n

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The K9 unit said they aim to teach children in and around Ekurhuleni about the functions of a K9 unit and show them the many talents which dogs possess.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get a variety of clients from warehousing establishments and airports who employ us to screen their imports for explosives.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important for children to know what their pets can do and show off their capabilities,\u201d said Claassen, operations clerk at Bidvest Protea Coin K9 Unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatt is such a loveable dog.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe children enjoyed the visit from the K9 unit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOther than the one child who watched the demonstration through a window, because of her fear for dogs, everyone else had fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re grateful for the visit,\u201d said Chervani Laas, a teacher at Pitter Patter.<\/p>\n

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