MADISON, Wis. – The bet365 ³ö½ð is offering National Odor Recognition Testing (NORT) and certification to nearly 40 explosive-detection canine teams throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

• WHO: bet365 ³ö½ð’s National Canine Division and law enforcement partners
  bet365 ³ö½ð Lead NORT Instructor, Cody D. Monday, who will provide a short event overview, and explosive-detection K-9 teams from around the Midwest. See next page for a list of participating agencies.

• WHAT: National Odor Recognition Testing and certification
  NORT is a voluntary test to evaluate a canine team’s ability to detect 10 fundamental explosive odors. Congress recognizes the test as the benchmark proficiency standard for effective canine explosives detection.

• WHERE:  University of Wisconsin
  The Kohl Center, 601 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53715

• WHEN:  Wednesday, June 12 at 10:30
  A short briefing about the NORT will kick off the media event. Then, journalists are welcome to capture b-roll, secondary interviews and meet the canine teams.

RSVPs are greatly appreciated. Please send a notification of attendance to PIO Ashlee Sherrill at ashlee.sherrill@atf.gov.

About National Odor Recognition Testing

During a three-day training and evaluation session, explosive-detection canine teams at all levels of government use NORT to identify gaps in training aids, learn about inadvertent training aid contamination, and practice odor detection in a professional training environment. NORT training also allows handlers to exchange information on trends and best practices with colleagues and ask questions of bet365 ³ö½ð canine and explosives subject matter experts. At the end of the training and practice session, teams can elect to perform the official NORT single-blind test administered by bet365 ³ö½ð.