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  • I would describe Diesel as a miniature version of me.

  • He is small, he is loud, and he is sassy.

  • He thinks that he's the center of my attention all the time.

  • But I am very strict with him because he is not a pet.

  • My role here at the airport is to make people feel safe.

  • We want people to know that there's a security presence here and that if there's something here, we're going to find it.

  • We're looking for explosives or anything suspicious.

  • We do everything from checking cars, bags, garbage cans, passengers lining up...

  • We go to the restricted side, we can do planes.

  • So, we're very universal here.

  • We are working a lot with the police and we respond to a lot of serious calls.

  • And then, a lot of it is also us training, to make sure that Diesel stays on his toes and he knows that he's not just strolling around the airport for fun.

  • Yes! Good boy!

  • The reason why we train so much is because, in an environment like this, it's very unique.

  • There's people everywhere.

  • People who don't speak English, people who are scared of dogs, which is something that I deal with a lot.

  • When Diesel finds something, you can tell a switch goes off in his brain.

  • Like he becomes very serious and very focused.

  • He doesn't care about food, he doesn't care about toys, until he finds what he's looking for.

  • Yes! Good boy!

  • Good job! Good boy!

  • I have always been pretty determined about what I wanted to do.

  • I knew that I wanted to work with animals. I just didn't know how to get into that.

  • So, I decided to go into law enforcement studies.

  • And Securiguard actually came to my school and did a presentation about their canine program.

  • As soon as I saw that this was a possibility, I was like, right in.

  • It didn't feel like work when I was training, and it didn't feel like work when I was working.

  • So, I was like, "This is great. They're paying me to do stuff that I'd be doing anyways."

  • Yes, this is the best job ever, but it's also a lifestyle.

  • People think that the dog is in a room at the airport when we go home at night, which is not true.

  • I mean, Diesel is with me all the time.

  • You need to take care of this animal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  • But, if it's your passion, it doesn't feel like work.

  • And I don't see a better thing that I could be doing.

I would describe Diesel as a miniature version of me.

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Sniffing for Bombs: What it Takes To Be a K9 Officer

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    Mackenzie posted on 2019/11/09
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stuff

US /stʌf/

UK /stʌf/

  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force
determine

US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

  • verb
  • Be a deciding factor in
  • To control exactly how something will be or act
  • To officially decide (something) especially because of evidence or facts; to control or influence directly; to find out or establish exactly, as a result of research or calculation.
  • To establish the facts about; discover
  • other
  • To cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.
  • To officially decide (something) as the result of evidence or facts; to establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation.
  • To find out or establish precisely as a result of research or calculation.
  • To find out or establish exactly, usually as a result of research or calculation.
  • To be the deciding factor in; to control or influence directly.
  • other
  • To decide firmly on a course of action; to resolve.
presence

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UK /ˈprezns/

  • noun
  • A person who is present in a particular place.
  • The same place or area that a person is
  • A person who is present in a particular place.
  • Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
  • The state or fact of existing, occurring, or being present in a place or thing
  • Something not physically seen but felt to be there
  • Feeling a person gives by being noticeable
  • other
  • The state of being in a particular place.
  • The existence of something in a particular place or thing.
  • The range of higher frequencies in a sound signal.
  • The fact of being noticed or having an effect.
  • The impressive manner or appearance of a person.
  • A feeling that someone or something is present.
unique

US /juˈnik/

UK /jʊ'ni:k/

  • adjective
  • Unlike other things; being the only one like it
  • Remarkable or unusual.
  • (Mathematics) Exactly one; single
  • Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
  • Remarkably special or unusual.
describe

US /dɪˈskraɪb/

UK /dɪ'skraɪb/

  • verb
  • To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • other
  • To define or classify something.
  • To draw or trace the outline of; to form.
  • To give an account in words of someone or something, including all the important details.
  • To give a detailed account of; portray.
  • To give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the important details.
  • To trace the outline of; to draw.
version

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UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

  • noun
  • An account or description of a particular event or situation.
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  • A translation of a text into another language.
environment

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UK /ɪn'vaɪrənmənt/

  • noun
  • A set of hardware or software parameters that define the characteristics of a computer system.
  • The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
  • Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • The people and things that are around you that affect how you behave and develop.
  • The entire surrounding conditions of something
suspicious

US /səˈspɪʃəs/

UK /səˈspɪʃəs/

  • adjective
  • Doubtful about someone's honesty
  • Feeling that something is wrong; causing suspicion
  • Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.
  • Tending to suspect wrongdoing.
presentation

US /ˌprɛzənˈteʃən, ˌprizən-/

UK /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/

  • noun
  • A speech or talk in which a new product, idea, or piece of work is shown and explained to an audience.
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  • Way in which something is displayed or shown
  • A speech or talk in which a new product, idea, or piece of work is shown and explained to an audience.
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  • The act of introducing someone to an audience.
  • The introduction of someone or something to an audience.
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  • The way in which a disease or condition manifests itself.
  • The act of offering something for consideration or display.
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strict

US /strɪkt/

UK /strɪkt/

  • adjective
  • Tending to enforce rules; severe
  • (Of orders) that must be obeyed