Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!

by **crusader** 08.04.22 20:57

^^^

by **crusader** 17.04.22 8:12

I once had a Jack Russell, he was called Toby, they are wonderful little characters.

by **PeterMac** 17.04.22 8:50

I wonder why the Military round the world bother going to these ridiculous lengths.
Everyone knows they are "notoriously unreliable" [ Dr G McCann]

by **Jill Havern** 25.04.22 9:00

by **CaKeLoveR** 25.04.22 9:35

by **PeterMac** 25.04.22 13:15

And now - a reliable dog.

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by **Jill Havern** 17.05.22 8:10

Sniffer DOGS are better at spotting Covid than actual tests: Retrievers detect 97% of cases in real-world trial

Sniffer dogs are better at detecting Covid than tests, a study suggests
University of Helsinki study shows dogs can detect 97% of Covid cases
And the canines are 99% accurate when confirming who is virus-free

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10820675/Sniffer-DOGS-better-spotting-Covid-actual-tests-says-study.html

One of the comments:

Ms Fandango, Ashford, United Kingdom, about an hour ago

And do you know what else sniffer dogs can detect? Blood and cadaver odour in holiday appartements and hire cars.

lol4

by **Jill Havern** 27.05.22 9:33

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2978388479059436/posts/3351975041700776/

lol4

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by **Jill Havern** 28.05.22 6:00

'Larger than life' police dog Stanley collapses and dies of heart failure while chasing two moped thieves

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Six-year-old PD Xavier Charles, better known as 'Stanley', collapsed on Sunday morning while on duty. He worked across London as a general purpose and firearms support animal.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10861723/Police-dog-Stanley-dies-heart-failure-chasing-two-moped-thieves.html

by **Jill Havern** 28.05.22 6:14

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Family Catches Their Newly Adopted Pit Bull Biting Their Newborn Baby’s Crib

LAJME

May 18, 2022

One family, The Robinsons, had a 6-year-old son, and when the wife ended up being pregnant with their second child, they decided to move to a bigger house in a remote area where they wanted to build a farm. As they lived in a small apartment which they rented before getting the house, they weren’t allowed to keep a pet at home, but now that they had their own place, they desperately wanted to get a dog.
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Wanting to adopt a canine from a shelter, they visited some and as they were hearing all those stories of how each of the animals ended up there, they stumbled upon a shy Pit Bull named Benson.
Sadly, Benson’s life wasn’t an easy one. He was used for fighting for many years and was later dumped on the streets. When volunteers found him, he had already lost faith in humans and was afraid to even lift his head. After some time at the shelter, a family took him in but his happiness lasted for 2 weeks only. The family decided they didn’t want him because he wasn’t friendly.
Hearing this, Mrs. Robinson knew she needed to give him a chance for a better life. They adopted Benson, and although he acted strangely at first, he soon made friends with the family’s son Mathias.
When the baby was born, Benson only showed love and affection.
One night, however, the family heard a loud barking coming from the baby’s room. They rushed to see what was going on when they saw Benson biting the ribs of the crib. At first, they feared the worst as they though he wanted to hurt the little one, but he was doing just the opposite. As it turned out, the baby stopped breathing and Benson was trying to reach to her.
The family rushed her to the hospital where they were told that if Benson didn’t alert them of the baby’s condition, she would surely die. Thankfully, that didn’t happen.
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by **Jill Havern** 29.05.22 8:46

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10864369/Patron-Jack-Russell-honoured-Cannes-Film-Festival-digging-Russian-mines-Ukraine.html

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Patron the Jack Russell is honoured at Cannes Film Festival for digging up Russian mines in Ukraine | Daily Mail Online
Ukraine's celebrity sniffer dog, two-year-old Patron, who has 270,000 Instagram followers, has been given an award at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for his work digging up Russian mines.
www.dailymail.co.uk

by **Jill Havern** 03.06.22 8:45

by **PeterMac** 03.06.22 9:12

It seems he thought it was all in his honour !

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by **PeterMac** 04.06.22 7:25

Are they more notoriously unreliable than dogs I wonder ?

by **Jill Havern** 19.06.22 9:42

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Modern Police dogs

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by **PeterMac** 19.06.22 9:45

Even the dogs bogged down in paperwork !

by **Jill Havern** 24.06.22 15:07

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NATIONAL CHARITY SUPPORTING SERVING AND RETIRED POLICE DOGS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED KINGDOM

https://www.thinbluepaw.org.uk/

by **Jill Havern** 27.06.22 10:43

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/swedish-cold-cases-podcast-sleuths-may-have-found-1972-killer-lwxzdq8x8

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Swedish Cold Cases podcast sleuths may have found 1972 killer
Oliver Moody
Monday June 27 2022, 12.01am BST, The Times

Urban Gardek, centre, found out about Bjorn Adolfsson’s disappearance while working as a tour guide

A 50-year Swedish murder mystery that had left police stumped may have been solved by a team of amateur sleuths hosting a true crime podcast.
The Cold Cases series about the investigation has become one of the most popular podcasts in Sweden.
Its host, Urban Gardek, was working as a tour guide in Gotland one summer when he learnt of a mystery that has haunted him ever since.
In October 1972, an eccentric local farmer called Sven Sjogren had vanished from his home during a bitter land dispute with his neighbours. It was the island’s first unsolved missing person case in more than a century. Seven months later, a friend of Sjogren’s who had been investigating the incident also disappeared.
The man, a teacher called Bjorn Adolfsson, had left only a cryptic note, “I’m going to the lake,” in his cabin on the Swedish mainland, a 45-minute drive south of Stockholm.
Gardek and his friends reviewed old newspaper clippings, interviewed witnesses and even found the original police files on the case.
A decade later, their true crime podcasts are captivating Sweden – and they believe they are on the brink of the first significant breakthrough in the case.
Sjogren came from a wealthy industrial dynasty that had fallen on hard times. His family had sold its ancestral mansion, near the Lummelunda Cave, one of Gotland’s most popular tourist attractions.
Yet Sjogren had another, even more lucrative asset: a plentiful spring on the island, on which water is scarce.
A local mink farmer had offered to buy the property with plans to turn it into a zoo, but Sjogren refused to sell. One day, however, a charming stranger called Bernt Larsson turned up at his door and talked him into signing the papers. Then Sjogren vanished.
“He was single and he didn’t have many friends,” said Dan Horning, who has been covering Gardek’s investigation on his own popular crime podcast, Unsolved Cases.
“But it’s quite hard to completely disappear on Gotland if you commit suicide . . . His house looked like he had just walked out of the door and vanished. A glass of milk was still on the table.”
At this point, Sjogren’s friend Adolfsson became suspicious.
He started looking into the case, discovering that Larsson had secretly acted as an intermediary for the mink farmer and had persuaded Sjogren to sell the land in exchange for forged private pension entitlements.
Then Adolfsson himself disappeared. Police concluded that he had taken his own life but no body was ever found.
The amateur sleuths, however, found a lead that took them to an old landfill site. A witness claimed to have spotted Larsson the day after Sjogren was last seen alive.
The podcast team believe Larsson, who died in 2015, is by far the strongest suspect for Sjogren’s murder, and that he may have put poison in his milk. There were also rumours that the mink farmer himself had put the body in his meat grinder and fed the remains to his animals.
The team raised £20,000 to hire a “skeleton dog” that is capable of sniffing out human remains buried up to a millennium ago.
This month the dog, one of only a handful in Europe with such a skill, identified three traces at the rubbish dump.
The podcasters are now waiting for permission from the local authorities to start digging.
Gardek expressed optimism that Sjogren’s body would be found before the 50th anniversary of his disappearance.

by **Jill Havern** 05.07.22 12:59

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The Truth About Cadaver Dogs: 5 Things You Didn’t Know.

We all know the saying: a dog is a man’s best friend. Well, that saying holds true, even if man is dead. Not just protectors, dogs are the greatest rescuers of human life in every single scenario, delving into their innate biological ability to track and smell scents humans could never even dream of finding today.

Known as cadaver dogs, these dogs are trained to quickly and effectively located cadavers and human remains. In many cases, to close a case, provide the family with closure, and locate a potentially dangerous person at large, these dogs need to act fast — and they sure do.

We are going to look at cadaver dogs and the top 5 things you probably didn’t know about these canines:

1. Accuracy: Did you know studies have found that not only are cadaver dogs 95% accurate at their craft; they can also smell remains up to 15-feet underground? These dogs can detect remains up to 30 meters underwater, and sometimes, need just a fraction of a bone or a drop of blood to determine the location of a cadaver.

2. Stamina: These dogs can cover 1.3 square kilometers per day, on an average basis, working with a ferocity that will not rest until the cadaver is detected. With no attitude or personal laziness, dogs are determined to serve their masters and perform on duty. If that means finding a cadaver, they are going to find it. According to Earth & World, the longest detection by a rescue dog was 3.2 kilometers.

3. Training: Cadaver dogs require roughly 1,000 hours of training before they are able to perform in the field. That’s more training than goes into many trade skills and other jobs that can be performed by humans today. These dogs are trained as thoroughly as possible, making them a highly valuable and lucrative investment for any agency or organization.

4. Human vs. Animal: Amazingly, these dogs are able to detect the difference between human and animal remains in their tracked area. Using their strong sense of scent, they can work through the woods and ignore the decomposing squirrels and birds while honing in specifically on the scent of a deceased human.

5. Residue Scents: Lastly, did you know that cadaver dogs can detect residue scents? That’s right — if a body or body part was initially placed somewhere and moved by the killer elsewhere, the dog can still identify the scent of death in the area, providing experts with more critical information in closing the case.

Canine Search Teams

At this time, the Guardian reported it is hard to estimate how many cadaver dogs are at large in the U.S. (generally, agencies try and keep these stats under wraps). However, there are more than 500 canine-led search teams working to make the world a safer place. With the average canine completing 18-months to 2-years of training before they receive the official cadaver title, it certainly takes dedication, commitment, and patience from all parties involved. Thankfully, since our furry friends have noses with a smelling ability that is 10–1,000 times greater than ours, they have become one of our greatest security assets.

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by **crusader** 05.07.22 13:56

I bet it can still smell its owner.

by **Silentscope** 15.07.22 19:57

by **Jill Havern** 29.07.22 6:55

Vacuum packed AND sprayed with air fresheners ! lol4

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/28/kingpin-smuggled-104k-uk-suitcases-sprayed-air-freshener/

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Gang smuggled £104 million out of UK – before police dogs sniffed out their ruse
A kingpin of the biggest money laundering conspiracy ever smashed by British investigators smuggled £104 million out of the UK in suitcases sprayed with air fresheners.. Mohammed Ali Bin Beyat ...
www.telegraph.co.uk

Gang smuggled £104 million out of UK – before police dogs sniffed out their ruse
Criminal kingpin Mohammed Ali Bin Beyat Alfalasi jailed for nine years in biggest money laundering case to ever come before British courts

By Jack Hardy CRIME CORRESPONDENT
28 July 2022 • 9:19pm

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Mohammed Ali Bin Beyat Alfalasi, 47, was on Thursday jailed for nine years for running a network of more than 30 cash mules
A kingpin of the biggest money laundering conspiracy ever smashed by British investigators smuggled £104 million out of the UK in suitcases sprayed with air fresheners.
Mohammed Ali Bin Beyat Alfalasi, 47, was on Thursday jailed for nine years for running a network of more than 30 cash mules who flew dirty cash to Dubai between April 2019 and October 2020.
Dozens of gangs across the UK - thought to predominantly be from the drug trade - paid Alfalasi to launder their cash in the United Arab Emirates before returning it.
His vast criminal enterprise began to unravel after sniffer dogs specially trained to detect wads of bank notes helped to catch one of his couriers, Tara Hanlon, 30, at Heathrow Airport in October 2020.
She was found to have almost £2 million of cash in vacuum-packed bags inside five suitcases as she tried to board a flight to Dubai. She was jailed for nearly three years in July 2021.
Weeks after Hanlon was arrested, another cash mule carrying £1.4 million in three suitcases was stopped as he tried to board a flight to Dubai at Heathrow.
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Some of the money found in the possession of Tara Hanlon when she was stopped at Heathow Airport in 2020 with almost £2 million of cash in vacuum-packed bags CREDIT: National Crime Agency
The smuggling gang had made a failed attempt to throw the sniffer dogs off the scent by spraying the money with either coffee or air-freshener.

Investigators from the National Crime Agency (NCA) were then able to use the evidence built up during the two cases to persuade authorities in Dubai to help them investigate the criminal network.
They were soon able to establish Alfalasi’s senior role in the conspiracy after finding his name on letters provided by a Dubai-registered company, Omnivore Gold Trading LLC, to cover the cash declarations made by the couriers upon arrival in Dubai.
His phone number and email address was also connected to the flight bookings he had made for the cash mules, who were found to be predominantly women.
Alfalasi arrested in Belgravia home
Alfalasi was eventually arrested at the lavish Belgravia home of his wife’s family in December 2021 when, to the surprise of police, he made a visit to the UK.
The NCA said they had uncovered more than 80 smuggling trips between London and Dubai over the 18-month period, involving both Alfalasi and his couriers, who carried around £104 million in criminal cash. It is the biggest money-laundering case to ever come before British courts.
Alfalasi pleaded guilty to removing criminal property and on Thursday was handed a sentence of nine years and seven months by Judge Simon Davis at Isleworth Crown Court.
Tara Hanlon. Just weeks after she was arrested, another cash mule carrying £1.4 million in three suitcases was stopped as he tried to board a flight to Dubai at Heathrow CREDIT: Yui Mok
Ian Truby, a senior investigating officer at the NCA, said: “Cash is the lifeblood of organised crime groups which they reinvest into activities such as drug trafficking which fuel violence around the world.
“Disrupting the supply of illicit cash is a priority for the NCA and our partners.”
Each courier was said to have been paid between £3,000 to £8,000 per trip, depending on how much cash they were smuggling, with suitcases containing up to £500,000 in banknotes.
Investigators are still unsure exactly how the money was laundered once it arrived in the UAE, but it may have been used to acquire gold in Africa.
It is believed that several other senior figures in the conspiracy remain at large, including a woman called Michelle Clarke who British authorities are “actively seeking” for helping to recruit couriers in Dubai.

by Guest 29.07.22 13:52

If he was moving dirty lucre from Dubai to London, bravo I say- every little bit helps as the old lady said when she weed in the sea.

If however he was moving dirty lucre from London to Dubai, well ....

prisoner

by Guest 30.07.22 2:26

Pigs in blankets .... I wann'em tanty

Leo Kearse tries to get dogs Archie and Titus a forever home

Jul 29, 2022

by **crusader** 30.07.22 7:43

There will be thousands of people wanting to adopt them now they have been seen on tv.

Beautiful dogs.

by **Jill Havern** 30.07.22 16:00

Guard dog refuses to do his job as he lies down next to drug dealers during raid
The huge Rottweiler was no doubt raised by the drug gang to protect them from police - but instead he hilariously chose to surrender too and flopped down beside the three suspects in Brazil

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This is the hilarious moment a drug gang's guard dog refuses to do his job and protect his owners and instead lies down during a raid.

Police arrested the three men on a ranch in Hortolandia, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on July 28.

The officers seized 1,176 bricks containing 1.1 tonnes of marijuana from the property.

A police video of the raid shows the three suspects lying face-down on the floor with their hands cuffed behind their backs.

But instead of protecting his owners, the gang's massive Rottweiler decided to surrender too and flopped down beside the three suspects.

According to Narcotics Police, the drugs had been shipped to the house in Hortolandia from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul state.

But police had been monitoring the property and swept in when the delivery arrived.
Police believe the drugs were destined to be sold in and around Campinas, Sao Paulo state.

The men - one of whom owns the house - were taken to the Narcotics Police headquarters in nearby Americana.
The dog remained in the property with the female owner of the land around the house, who police say is not involved in drug trafficking.

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The scene where three suspects were caught with over a tonne of marijuana (
Image:
Newsflash)
Police returned on July 29 to check on the Rottweiler and two other dogs to see if the the animal protection services need to be called.
This comes the Mirror shared the story of a cute dog who has a rare condition that means she looks permanently surprised - and it's hard not to smile looking at her.
Belle the rescue dog was born with a birth defect which means the muscles in her head are stretched back.

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The seized marijuana in Hortolandia, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Video on this link: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/guard-dog-refuses-job-lies-27615885

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by **Jill Havern** 03.08.22 6:42

It’s hard to stay mad at a dog who knows what it must do to earn its owner’s forgiveness.
Italian dog owner Anthony Federica Granai had exactly that interesting experience and the world was a witness to just how cute and sweet dogs can be when they want to say they’re sorry.
Antonio, who is based in Tuscany, Italy, uploaded a video of his exchange with his dog, Ettore.
In it, Antonio was scolding his dog for something he did.
Now, it was quite unclear what bad thing the dog was up to but it was pretty obvious Ettore was quite guilty based on his reaction as his master reprimanded him.
When Antonio did not stop berating him in Italian, the dog decided to turn on his charms.
Ettore buried his head on Antonio’s chest as if to tell his owner that he’s truly ashamed and sorry.
But Antonio pretended that he did not understand what his dog was trying to say.
The exchange went on for a few more minutes because Antonio refused to make up. So, Ettore tried another tactic when nuzzling did not work.
He went full-on cute by crawling onto Antonio’s lap to make eye contact.
But the dog owner could still be heard asking Ettore in the video if he realized his mistake.
Ettore would respond by looking at its owner with its puppy-dog eyes so Antonio would show him mercy.
When his master still would not budge, Ettore proceeded to nuzzle Antonio even harder until he could no longer contain the cuteness.
The grown man just had to laugh after everything and tell his dog that all is right with him.
Antonio and Ettore’s video reached over 32 million views. Later on, the Italian chap revealed that he actually shares the dog with his girlfriend Federica Riccardi.
They got Ettore, who’s a Labrador mix, some six years ago. They said that the pup does have several naughty moments.
In fact, Ettore has destroyed a few sofa seaters, some of their shoes and four pairs of glasses. They have reprimanded the dog every time but he’d always turn on his charm.
It’s like Ettore knows what his humans’ weakness is.
Antonio also had to clarify why he was berating the dog in that viral video. Apparently, Ettore dug a hole in their red couch yet again.
Federica said that this red couch is the dog’s favorite hangout and they’ve had it repaired many times over.
The couple shared that although Ettore is destructive, he’s a sweet dog through and through. The pup actually likes giving them hugs, especially when he knows he’s been a bad dog.
If he’s not turning on the charms, Ettore also hides in a closet behind a door in their bedroom and he won’t come out until his owners would ask for a cuddle.
Federica believes that while disciplining a dog is important, it’s also vital to show them good will.
She said a dog will pay back its kind-hearted masters even more with love if he’s been showered with the same affection.

https://animals.topnewstimes.com/man-yells-at-guilty-dog-bends-over-in-laughter-at-dogs-apology/?fbclid=IwAR1asZ0X1DPQnRj9x10qpRoXSRH0uSJiYGy-_xpAg5MK3jvPMbfyGtucL50

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by **Jill Havern** 03.08.22 14:59

https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/08/02/turn-your-hot-dog-into-a-cool-dog-with-a-wearable-fan/

Turn your hot dog into a cool dog with a wearable fan
By Peter McLaren-Kennedy • 02 August 2022 • 8:27
Wearable pet fans - Image Sweet Mommy

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You can now turn your hot dog into a cool dog after a Japanese company launched a range of wearable pet fans.

Launched in July, the fans which cost around €71.50, are designed to be worn by your pet to help them keep cool on the hottest days. But after a month on the market, sales as of Tuesday, August 2 have been disappointing.
Launched by a Tokyo clothing company, the wearable fans were designed in conjunction with local vets in an effort to help protect pets during the unusually high temperatures experienced this summer.
Rei Uzawa, President of the maternity clothing maker Sweet Mommy, said that she wanted to keep her pet cool when they went out for walks in what has been a dry and hot summer.
Essentially a mesh vest for pets mounted with a rechargeable fan on the back that blows air around the animal’s body.
With the rainy season finishing early in Japan and summer temperatures hitting the mid-thirties, many animals have suffered in the cities. That has led to some using ice packs to keep their pets cool whilst others have kept them indoors to escape the heat.
The fans haven’t been an instant success with only around 100 sold in the first month, perhaps the high cost of turning your hot dog into a cool dog is putting people off.

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by Guest 06.08.22 1:24

Dog of the Week: Mogli is 'an absolute sweetheart'

Aug 5, 2022

I watched an errant dog this afternoon. He was purposefully carrying half a 5ltr water bottle in his chops, he stopped before a gaggle of people wagging the container from side to side - I swear he was begging.

smilie