The sniffer dog "Patton" inspects international luggage at the international inspection and quarantine point in Lianyungang, a coastal city in east China's Jiangsu Province, on June 16, 2016. [Photo by Wang Jianmin/China.com.cn]

Two dogs named "Patton" and "Onion" recently made their debut in Lianyungang, a coastal city in east China's Jiangsu Province, becoming assistants to local entry-exit inspection and quarantine officers.

"Patton" and "Onion" fulfilled their duty on June 16, their evaluation day, during which they successfully sniffed out four groups of fruit and meat products banned from entry into China. Examiners placed the products in 20 boxes and hid them in 698 pieces of luggage in the ship headed from Inchon in South Korea to Lianyungang. The whole process of smell took the dogs less than 20 seconds.

The well-trained sniffer dogs have an acute sense of smell and reaction. They can react quickly to specific odor targets, effectively remedying the deficiency of traditional manual inspections and X-ray scanners.

While guaranteeing the speed of passenger security clearance, the dogs have helped improve inspection accuracy, greatly reducing rates of missed detection. They have played an irreplaceable role in preventing invasive animal and plant species that could have seriously damaged agricultural production and resulted in epidemic situations.

Moreover, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine is planning to build two national centers, one in Beijing and the other possibly in Guangdong Province, to breed and train more sniffer dogs so it can keep up with mounting pressure on entry and exit points.

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