Say hello to ...
The Beagle Brigade!
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Customs and Border Protection run a pack of dogs whose job is to sniff out undeclared agricultural products at American ports of entry. They're called the Beagle Brigade, though not all of them are beagles.
In 2019, after seeing this blog post — and Hardy's official flag portrait — I submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to Customs and Border Protection for all official brigade portraits.
After the usual delay and a dumb argument about whether $400 was an appropriate fee (it wasn't), CPB finally mailed me a thumb drive with the dog photos, which I'm posting here for everyone to enjoy.
👉 Jump to a year: 2012 , 2013 , 2015 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019
2012
Alexa
Apache
Aries
Aruba
Ashley
Astro
Auburn
Austin
Barley
Barro
Benny
Bistro
Blaine
Bullseye
Buzz
Cartman
Cayenne
Chaos
Corky
Cotton
Danny
Dekon
Diego
Dodge
Everett
Finn
Floyd
Frodo
Gabby
Gidget
Goldie
Grant
Greta
Guinness
Gus
Hailey
Harlow
Hazel
Honey
Hudson
Jackson
Jasper
Jordan
Kale
Kayla
Kipper
Kismet
Lenox
Linus
Lolly
Lulu
Luna
Mela
Merlot
Milo
Mortimer
Murdock
Natasha
Nyla
Oneway
Paedra
Patrick
Penlee
Pepper
Picasso
Quinton
Ranger
Reno
Revo
Riley
Ringo
River
Rocket
Rocky
Rolo
Ross
Salty
Samba
Sarge
Sheen
Shelby
Shelly
Sheriff
Shimmer
Skye
Sonny
Sophia
Sparkie
Speedy
Tillie
Timber
Tinker
Tino
Trooper
Tucker
Tyco
Vicki
Vince
Winnie
Woodrow
2013
Alexa
Apache
Aries
Aruba
Ashley
Astro
Auburn
Austin
Barley
Barro
Benny
Bernie
Blaine
Brie
Bullseye
Buzz
Calan
Cane
Cartman
Cayenne
Chex
Corky
Cotton
Danny
Dexter
Diego
Dino
Dixie
Dobbs
Dodge
Dudley
Duffy
Emeril
Enya
Everett
Finn
Floyd
Frodo
Gabby
Gibbs
Gidget
Goldie
Grant
Greta
Guinness
Gus
Hailey
Harlow
Hazel
Heath
Holly
Honey
Hudson
Hugh
Izzy
Jackson
Jasper
Jenga
Jordan
Junior
Kale
Kayla
Kipper
Kismet
Lenox
Linus
Lolly
Lottie
Lulu
Luna
Lyssa
Mattie
Mela
Merlot
Milo
Mortimer
Murdock
Natasha
Noah
Nyla
Oneway
Paedra
Patches
Patrick
Penlee
Pepper
Picasso
Pretty
Quinton
Ranger
Regal
Reno
Revo
Rico
Riley
Ringo
River
Rocket
Rocky
Rolo
Ross
Salty
Samba
Sara
Sarge
Seeker
Sheen
Shelby
Shelly
Sheriff
Shimmer
Skipper
Skye
Snoop
Sonny
Sophia
Sparkie
Speedy
Spunky
Thomas
Tig
Tillie
Tinker
Tino
Toffee
Trooper
Tucker
Tyco
Vicki
Vince
Violet
Woodrow
Ying
Yodel
Yoshi
2015
Barley
Brie
Bryce
Chex
Copper
DJ
Dodge
Dudley
Emeril
Frodo
Gabby
Gibbs
Gravitt
Haven
Jarvis
Jasper
Kale
Kingston
Kinsley
LD
Lego
Millie
Rico
Ringo
Rogue
Roscoe
Sable
Shelly
Snoop
Stocker
Sugar
Webster
2017
Baymon
Bernie
Blaine
Brie
Brooke
Bryce
Buzz
Calan
Candie
Capo
Carlin
Celo
Chevee
Chopper
Copper
Corky
DJ
Dino
Dobbs
Dudley
Emeril
Enya
Farley
Floyd
Fresco
Frodo
Gadget
Goldie
Grainger
Grant
Hardy
Harry
Haven
Hogan
Hudson
Jarvis
Jonah
Kingston
Kinsley
LD
Mattie
Millie
Mossy
Natasha
Nella
Oso
Patrick
Pepper
Perry
Potter
Pretty
Regal
Rico
Ringo
Rogue
Roscoe
Rusty
Ryder
Sable
Seeker
Skipper
Tess
Tig
Tucker
Vicki
Wade
Waldo
Webster
Woodrow
Yeller
Yodel
2018
Argo
Bakster
Beazley
Becka
Blu
Bossman
Brodie
Brooke
Bruce
Bryce
Burnie
Calan
Candie
Capo
Chevee
Clue
Deesel
Eddee
Farley
Fresco
Gadget
Granite
Haire
Hardy
Harry
Haven
Ivy
Kali
Keela
Kenda
Kingston
Kinsley
Kody
Kooper
Lucius
Maggie
Marten
Meyers
Millie
Millie
Murray
Nikky
Noaa
Nuggett
Patrick
Peerce
Potter
Riggs
Robin
Roscoe
Rylie
Sajay
Sarge
Scarlett
Skipper
Stocker
Tomas
Wade
Webster
Woodstock
Yeller
Zorro
2019
Argo
Bakster
Baymon
Beazley
Becka
Beckham
Betsy
Bettie
Bisket
Blu
Bobo
Brandi
Brie
Brodie
Brooke
Bruce
Bryce
Buckle
Bud-E
Buddee
Buk
Burnie
Candie
Capo
Cardie
Carlin
Celo
Chard
Chaze
Chewy
Chipper
Clue
Copper
DJ
Dali
Deesel
Denny
Dudley
Eddee
Egypt
Farley
Fresco
Gadget
Gatsby
Grainger
Haire
Harlee
Haven
Hitch
Hogan
Honter
Howie
Ivy
Izzy
Jarvis
Jaxx
Jewel
Jiffy
Jingles
Jonah
Kali
Keela
Kenda
Kingston
Kinsley
Kody
Kooper
Ld
Lucius
Maggey
Marlee
Marten
Meyers
Millie A
Millie S
Mossy
Murray
Nella
Nikky
Nola
Norman
Nuggett
Peerce
Perry
Phillip
Piney
Pollo
Potter
Remmie
Riggs
Robin
Rogue
Roscoe
Rugerr
Rusty
Ryder
Rylie
Sable
Sajay
Scarlett
Seeker
Sheila
Snoopie
Tess
Titus
Tomas
Wade
Waldo
Webster
Weylon
Woodstock
Yeller
Zelda
Zorro
Notes
Portraits for 2014 and 2016 were missing from the agency's response, but I'm not invested enough to sweat it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If you think your dog has what it takes to join the Beagle Brigade, you can review the USDA National Detector Dogs Manual , which includes forms and interview scripts that USDA officials use to evaluate prospective brigadiers.
Every year, CBP uses some of these photos to create a deck of trading cards , which is pretty great and includes things like each dog's favorite odors and memorable busts.