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Dogs aid security teams on boats
Photo credit: Heather Walsh | James Greco, owner of Long Island K-9 Service of Manorville, with Abby, one of his service dogs, stands in front of the Port Jefferson Ferry in Port Jefferson. (June 2, 2011)
If you see German shepherds, a Belgian Malinois or a Labrador retriever sniffing around your car on one of the ferry boats owned by the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co., relax. They are on your side. Under a U.S. Homeland Security grant, the company has hired Manorville-based Long Island K-9 Service to provide dogs that are trained to sniff out explosives aboard the boats.
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