By Dean Murray via SWNS
A bomb-sniffing dog named Barni has won the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) 2024 Cutest Canine contest.
The 5-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer is an explosives detection police dog at San Francisco International Airport.
Crowned by his handler, Michelle Cogel, the plucky pooch won after members of the public voted on social media.
Barni scooped the prize despite stiff competition from Carlo, a 3-year-old Vizsla from Kansas City International Airport, Badger, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois from Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and Birdie, a 3-year-old Yellow Lab/Vizsla from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.
TSA employees had voted and narrowed the original field of 87 cute contenders to the final four canines.
TSA said: “Barni is a very special canine with a strong work ethic. He bursts with energy when working to detect any trace of explosives. He loves to be with his canine co-workers at the San Francisco International Airport, where he is all business.
“When he’s at home with his handler, …