Tag: dog training

Drug-Sniffing Dogs Are Being Trained to Ignore Marijuana

Drug-Sniffing Dogs Are Being Trained to Ignore Marijuana

October 20, 2017 No Comments

As the saying goes, dogs are humans’ best friend. Unless, of course, you have weed on you… and that dog is a police K9 trained to sniff you out. From entertainment venues to public transit and airports, drug-sniffing dogs have sent plenty of pulses pounding. So, naturally, devising ways to throw sniffer dogs off the trail became something of a

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Staffordshire Bull Terrier Reportedly on Crack Cocaine When It Killed Owner

September 15, 2017 1 Comment

For anyone who has ever toyed with such a lunatic notion as feeding an animal high-powered drugs like cocaine, the latest tale out of the United Kingdom should be considered a warning. Speed has the power to turn man’s best friend into a blood thirsty fiend. A report from the Guardian indicates that a Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Major fatally

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Colorado Court: Marijuana Scent Does Not Give Police Right to Search Vehicles

July 17, 2017 No Comments

Because there is a distinct possibility that a drug-sniffing dog could alert to “legal marijuana” during a roadside shakedown, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled last week that law enforcement agencies could no longer lean on their K9 companions in an effort to establish probable cause for search. According to the Daily Sentinel, a three-judge panel determined last Thursday that

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