204 police dogs to safeguard the Olympics

Source: CRI | 07-03-2008 14:23

A team of 204 police dogs selected from across the country have completed special training in Beijing on Wednesday to start working as sniffer dogs for the Olympics which commence in a month.

Police dogs during a drill in a Beijing stadium on July  2, 2008. [Photo: China News Service]

The police dogs, comprising eight breeds such as German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, English Spring Spaniels and Rottweilers, will mainly search for explosives in Olympic venues.