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Houston Rodeo ramps up security with bomb sniffing dogs

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Saturday, March 11, 2017
Houston Rodeo amps up security

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The next time you're out at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, you may notice a big change in security: bomb-sniffing dogs.

Harris County Sheriff's deputies say the dogs are trained to alert the smell of explosives.

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