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TSA moving to all floppy-ear airport dog force because pointy-ear dogs ‘scare children’
Washington Examiner ^ | Dec. 24, 2018 | Anna Giaratelli

Posted on 12/24/2018 7:09:26 AM PST by libstripper

The Transportation Security Administration is in the process of swapping out pointy ear dogs for floppy ear ones in an effort to put more of the public at ease when interacting with its canines.

"We’ve made a conscious effort in TSA ... to use floppy ear dogs," TSA Administrator David Pekoske said during a recent tour of operations at Washington Dulles International Airport northern Virginia.

"We find the passenger acceptance of floppy ear dogs is just better. It presents just a little bit less of a concern," Pekoske said. "Doesn’t scare children

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


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I am the proud dog daddy of a terrific black and white mantled Great Dane whose wonderful long, soft, floppy black ears have not been mutilated. He looks like the sweetest 129 lb. giant black and white Beagle you ever saw.
1 posted on 12/24/2018 7:09:26 AM PST by libstripper
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It’s to compensate for all the children sexually assaulted by TSA on a routine basis.


2 posted on 12/24/2018 7:13:14 AM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: libstripper

Getting rid of the TSA would be a better idea.


3 posted on 12/24/2018 7:13:46 AM PST by maddog55
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Snoopy is a good littler sniffer with a perfect name.


4 posted on 12/24/2018 7:16:50 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: libstripper

This is satire, yes?


5 posted on 12/24/2018 7:17:21 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Maybe the TSA folks should be wearing Santa Claus-like jump-suits.


6 posted on 12/24/2018 7:18:05 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: libstripper

With the unlimited, American taxpayer provided budget, money is no object. Get some “companion” llamas too while they’re at it.


7 posted on 12/24/2018 7:18:57 AM PST by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
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Don’t they know they’re committing dog-racism?


8 posted on 12/24/2018 7:20:04 AM PST by Migraine
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The technical term is “canine profiling.”


9 posted on 12/24/2018 7:21:40 AM PST by HotKat (Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason. Mark Twain)
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To: libstripper

Interesting!


10 posted on 12/24/2018 7:22:10 AM PST by null and void (We live in interesting times, but nobody's interested.)
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11 posted on 12/24/2018 7:22:39 AM PST by null and void (We live in interesting times, but nobody's interested.)
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To: libstripper

Who’s job is it to start a GoFundMe for abandoned pointy-eared dogs.


12 posted on 12/24/2018 7:23:29 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is what I read in the papers.)
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Maybe the TSA folks should be wearing Santa Claus-like jump-suits.

Or reversed collars. Who doesn't trust a priest?

13 posted on 12/24/2018 7:23:52 AM PST by null and void (We live in interesting times, but nobody's interested.)
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Don’t they know they’re committing dog-racism?

They're all muslin?

That explains a lot.

14 posted on 12/24/2018 7:24:50 AM PST by null and void (We live in interesting times, but nobody's interested.)
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15 posted on 12/24/2018 7:27:37 AM PST by Hatteras
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Airports should have nothing but pointy eared dogs. The whole point is to scare people in not bringing contraband into airports.


16 posted on 12/24/2018 7:27:49 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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Spockaphobia?


17 posted on 12/24/2018 7:27:58 AM PST by Leep (Leftist are neither liberal or democratic. Nor are they pro American.)
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Some blue shirted goon is going to grab your kid’s junk, but pointy eared dogs are what we need to address. Can’t we just go ahead and get the pending unpleasantness over with?


18 posted on 12/24/2018 7:29:36 AM PST by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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Floppy eared dogs scare me.


19 posted on 12/24/2018 7:30:56 AM PST by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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Meanwhile the molesting of children and old ladies in wheelchairs will continue as always.

As will copping feels of adult women.


20 posted on 12/24/2018 7:32:29 AM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60's....You weren't really there)
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