An Avondale,AZ police department swore in their newest officer last week,a drug sniffing bearded dragon. The lizard named Iroh started training a year ago when officials reviewed research indicating reptiles have a better sense of smell than canines. I'm not sure how a person would train a lizard to know what they were supposed to be smelling or how they would make a find known to their handler, but if there is a way lizards would be a lot more cost effective than their canine (K9) counterparts,of course their handlers would have to be careful about washing their hands as bearded dragons have the salmonella bacteria.
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