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Tom Francis - SWSports

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:47:16 -0400, wrote:

They can do the "dog search" while you are still arguing about it and
if the dog "alerts" (whatever that means) they have probable cause.

Depends on the dog actually. It's based on their "play" behavior.
They are usually tested with a tennis ball believe it or not. All
dogs love balls and the way they deliver the ball back to the trainer
is how the "alert" is developed.

For example, some dogs will return to the trainer and drop the ball at
the trainer's feet and paw at it - some will sit - some will drop the
ball and bark - some will lie down with it between their paws - one
dog I worked with back in the day would actually bounce up and down
(strangest thing I ever saw).

What you do is work with that when you are training for drug/bomb
work. Each dog is different - they are all trained the same way, but
their response to winning the "game" is different.