The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for January 10, 2023

Sneaky dog.

I was going through U.S. customs from overseas. I had a banana in my briefcase only briefly at departure, which I ate before boarding. I tossed all my food and trash before boarding. That U.S trained beagle picked up the scent from just have that banana in my case 8+ hours ago.

But they never found the micro-chip……………/s

From here on suspicious substance, then biscuit.

Proof that public servants should never be rewarded for individual successes and not by their peers. And that control on their work needs to be done anonymously by other public servants who are independent from their department.

They are trained to see it as a game. Hugo won again.

We had a dog we were house training by giving small treats as a reward. It occurred to my wife the dog needed to go out quite a lot, so she let him out and gave him is treat. He stood around for a little bit then scratched wanting back in. He didn’t need to go out, he just wanted a snack.

Hugo detected smelly socks.

Sadly, this is more accurate than it should be.

Doggie shouldn’t cry wolf.

He just trained the trainer, to make sure he doesn’t get the treat until contraband is found.

Personal imposition travesty – hey I’m just doing my job…