{"id":635,"date":"2026-07-18T05:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=635"},"modified":"2026-07-18T05:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T05:10:57","slug":"soccer-world-cup-working-dogs-sniff-out-threats-send-security-signal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=635","title":{"rendered":"Soccer-World Cup Working Dogs Sniff Out Threats, Send Security Signal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Ed White<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>INGLEWOOD, California, July 18 (Reuters) &#8211; Kali, a sweet and well-behaved five-year-old Labrador Retriever, is not scaring \u2060anybody. \u2060She also is not letting anyone sneak into the \u2060Los Angeles Stadium with explosives, fireworks, firearms or other sniffable threats at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=633\">GEO Group Worker Arrested in Shooting of Protester at Colorado ICE Facility<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Stationed near one of the stadium entrances, Kali was \u200bamong hundreds of police and security dogs marshaled across North America to provide a first line of defence against the ill-intended in a tournament fraught with geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Not only were co-hosts the United States at \u200cwar with Iran, whose team played their group stage \u200cmatches in the U.S., but the Trump administration had strained relations with numerous other nations involved in the sprawling soccer event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>These were all situations presenting potential risks to organisers, as were inter-country tensions between \u2060teams playing each other. \u2060In Mexico, a raid by government forces against a cartel sparked violence a few months before the kick off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>POLITICAL \u200bPROTESTS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In Los Angeles, large political protests occurred during Iran&#8217;s matches in the stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a different threat level when that&#8217;s happening,&#8221; said Glen Kucera, President of Allied Universal Enhanced Protection Services, the biggest provider of private canine security services in\u00a0the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>About 300 of his firm&#8217;s 1,000 dog teams have been employed in World Cup security, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The scale of the World Cup co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico has presented challenges for security organisers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Not \u200bonly have there been matches at stadiums in 16 cities in the three countries, but security has been needed for training grounds, hotels and transportation routes. Some matches, \u2060like the \u2060Iran games in L.A., have been accompanied \u2060by protests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>That has meant the dog-security \u200bresources of the U.S. have been stretched, which explains why there have been dogs from so many different sources around matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SNIFFER DOGS ON PATROL<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kali represents the Federal \u200bBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and has a \u2060keen nose for things that could go boom. Dogs from the L.A. County Sheriff&#8217;s Department, including Buck and his handler Anthony Meyers, were nearby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Private security teams were around the perimeter, with dogs sniffing at vehicles. Anybody going into the stadium was going to have to pass close by a public safety dog.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=632\">Prosecutors File Attempted Aggravated Murder Charges in Stabbing of Muslim Man in Utah<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s the point. Everybody attending is likely to realise they&#8217;re being assessed by the nose of a security dog, something which provides a key deterrent to a terrorist or any other person planning something dangerous,&#8221; Kucera said. &#8220;Ninety-five percent of what we do is a visual deterrent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Not all security risks are from terror \u2060threats. Fans in many countries commonly celebrate goals or wins with fireworks, so security officials were keen to stop such items being brought \u2060into stadiums by well-meaning supporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>COMFORTABLE DOG SECURITY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Across the tournament, security organisers have been keen to both provide the visual security of dogs and make fans from across the globe feel comfortable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>That is not always an easy balance, with dogs a fearful sight to people from countries where they are not widely owned as pets and can be associated with oppressive state security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kucera said that was why his firm had used mostly friendly dogs like Labradors to provide security, rather than German Shepherds or more intimidating breeds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;People aren&#8217;t afraid of Labs,&#8221; said Kucera. &#8220;The organisation was trying to make it look like it wasn&#8217;t a dangerous situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Different countries and cities provided different canine approaches. In Guadalajara, Mexico, robot dogs helped sniff out explosive threats. In Vancouver, Canadian agencies developed a multi-layered strategy to make dogs a key part of detecting threats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>UNIQUE CHALLENGES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Iran matches brought unique challenges, Kucera said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Iran team was required to stay in Mexico, fly in soon before games and leave immediately afterwards, creating a shifting schedule that needed to be managed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s \u2060matches were also accompanied by protests outside the L.A. stadium and there was the potential for political action during their games against New Zealand and Belgium, as well as their final match versus Egypt in Seattle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>So far everything has gone well. Covering big events is nothing new for security organisations. The difference with the World Cup is the vast scale of the tournament and the need to manage so many dog teams at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>What the dogs have thought of their experience securing the biggest \u200bsporting event in history is hard to assess. But Reuters found that not one who was approached was unwilling to sit like a good \u200bboy or girl to have their picture taken.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=631\">Soccer-Trump Back in World Cup Spotlight After Starring Role in Tournament\u2019s Controversies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by Ed White; Editing by Ken Ferris)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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