chosen for their gentle nature and acute sense of smell.

The canine soldiers are a group of beagles the US Agriculture Department uses to detect prohibited fruit, plants and meat in luggage and packages.

Wearing a distinctive green jacket, the four-legged soldiers sniff through crowds of people and luggage at various US international airports.

This year, beagle Texanna and her trainer Wendy Beltz, will taking part in the Agriculture and Fisheries Exhibition on April 19, 20 and 21.

They work for the US Agriculture Department in Charlotte, North Carolina and this is the third time the Beagle Brigade has landed at the AG Show.