Elementary, My Dear Rover

http://boknowsonline.com/2008/05/19/elementary-my-dear-rover/ ^

[fings]

I’ve heard of bomb sniffing dogs, cadaver dogs, and even hot dogs, but I’ve never heard of pub sniffer dogs. Where else but in Scotland would you find this rare canine breed?

(A police operation has started in south west Scotland to send sniffer dogs into pubs to search for drugs. A total of 13 bars were visited by patrols in the Stranraer area as part of the initiative.)

Going undercover requires the dog to assume the identity of the typical pub goer. Once it procures the confidence of the locals, it is free to search for drugs while the targets go to the wee. This appears to be a well thought out strategy and will, no doubt become a very effective tool in fighting drug crime.

(A spokesman for Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary confirmed that no drug offences had been detected...con't @ http://boknowsonline.com/2008/05/19/elementary-my-dear-rover/)

[Nipfan]

We have drugs sniffer dogs here in Australia too and they patrol the nightclub districts, among other places, quite successfully too. I believe they’ve turned up a lot of Ecstasy which people take at parties and can be fatal.

[fings]

That’s great. It truly is amazing some of the tasks dogs can perform, Bo excluded.