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Like any good dog, Jody knows how to sit on command.

And also when she finds plastic explosives.

The 4-year-old Belgian Malinois and her handler Ray Medina are among six canine/human teams starting this week at O’Hare International Airport that will search for deadly explosives hidden in cargo on passenger planes.

Until recently, O’Hare used bomb-sniffing dogs supplied by local police to check cargo.

But a new directive by the Transportation Security Administration aims to establish patrols of in-house handlers and canines at major U.S. airports to enhance existing security programs.

“Having our own teams gives us more flexibility to allocate our resources where they need to be,” TSA spokesman Elio Montenegro said.

Monday during a demonstration at the American Airlines cargo center at O’Hare, Jody and German shepherd Jessy strained at their leads and gave out excited barks, eager to start work.

“It’s a game for them,” said Medina, a TSA inspector. “It’s playtime and they want that reward.”

Given the go-ahead, the dogs darted through the cavernous facility, jumping onto mountains of boxes filled with goods.

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