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Kodiak01 t1_itm4uea wrote

I worked on the freight docks at BDL from 1995-2005. They used to bring the different dogs over for us to assist in training. Depending on the specific dog, they would hand us either a bag of weed, a vial of coke/crack (I never asked) or a hockey puck-sized piece of C4. We would hide them in the air freight while they waited in another room, then they'd do their search.

Only once in all those years did I ever manage to beat them. They ended up bringing 3 different drug dogs in, and none could find the weed even when I narrowed it down to the pallet it was hidden in.

Apparently some drug dogs have a bit of trouble smelling weed in a pallet of poinsettias...

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globalwarninglabel t1_itm7v9h wrote

I’m sure knowing that will be useful some day, and I thank you for for sharing it. I always wondered how specialized vs cross-trained the dogs were.

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Kodiak01 t1_itm88e8 wrote

Just for the record, they did find the weed when I stood in the center of the dock, 50' from any cargo, with it shoved into my back pocket.

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himewaridesu t1_itmyrpc wrote

Given that poinsettias are toxic to both dogs and cats I can’t say I’m shocked the drug dog couldn’t find it in there.

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TrogdarBurninator t1_ito5aqc wrote

It's really not that bad. It just makes them vomit. There are FAR worse things than poinsettias, I mean granted, I wouldn't want an animal to eat them, but they aren't emergency visit toxic

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