Re "Search dogs, BAH!"

You may have run across a less than talented or motivated dog.

I knew another one that had an amazing nose, and I saw him both in training and in action. In some of the training scenarios, the cops let me choose the hiding place while the dog and handler were in another part of the building. Dog found the ganja in nothing flat.

Sadly, this was a very happy, good-natured Belgian malinois that died from bone cancer at a ridiculously young age.

Dogs are lot like people: They're individuals. Some are brilliant and some are duds.

But a dog with a good nose and desire and with love and respect for the handler is something to see in action.