Customs will need more than 200 dogs for its drugdetection program in the
next 12 months. Suitable candidates are healthy male or female dogs, 13
years of age, weighing at least 45 pounds. Preferred breeds are working dogs
such as Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, shepherds, Belgian Malinois,
and mixes. Other breeds will be accepted on a case by case basis.

Customs has been using detector dogs to search out narcotics and dangerous
drugs since 1970. Last fiscal year, Customs 449 canine enforcement teams
made 7,099 seizures of illegal drugs with a street value of more than $4
billion.

The dogs will receive the finest care. After Customs careers generally
lasting around seven years, dogs are adopted by their handlers or other
loving families.

SOURCE U.S. Customs Service