Plainsman1963

Canadian Drug-Sniffing Dog Will Make House Calls
02-04-2005 | Astrid Poei | MetroNews

A Canadian couple has launched a business offering worried parents or concerned employers private drug-detection services that will search homes and offices for everything from marijuana to heroin.

Russ Rathy of Pense, Saskatchewan, started the home-based business, Crusader Resources, along with his wife, after buying a young German shepherd trained to sniff out drugs.

The dog, named Alis Vicona, cost C$20,000 ($16,000) and can detect drugs or the residue of drugs in buildings or on clothing, even after 30 days.

So far, the couple has had clients that range from concerned parents to curious employers.

"If you suspect your kids of drug use, this is one way to make sure there's no drugs in the house," Russ Rathy, 39, told Reuters from his home near the western province's capital of Regina.

"Obviously it gives you a little more leeway rather than waiting for them to become an addict and put them in rehabilitation -- or being picked up by the police and now they have a criminal record and their future is pretty much shot with that."

Once the dog detects drugs, Rathy said it is up to the client to decide what the consequences should be.

"Whether they contact police or flush it down the toilet, it's left up to them," he said. "We'll obviously make recommendations to call authorities."

Rathy, who says they started the business more out of parental concerns than a bid to make money, charges only C$20 ($16) for the search of a private home or vehicle.

For businesses it costs a bit more, depending on the frequency of searches and the length of the contract.

He uses a portion of the business income to fund free drug awareness presentations at schools and non-profit organizations.

($1=$1.24 Canadian)

Dazed.Confused

Is that the first case of someone marketing drug-sniffing dogs? I wish i thought of that!

vladimir

i think about that everytime i cant remember where i put my stash, but it doesnt seem like this business would be much help for that.

Buzzby

To balance his karma, this guy helps people find out where to get free drugs!

I may start a similar service, employing drug-sniffing dogs to let traffickers know if they've made their shipments undetectable. I bet it would pay a lot better than walking the other side of the street!

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SinsemilaStreet

And I thought we were having things hard here in the United States. Canada has turned into the German SS with the german shepherds.

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Kool Keith

Its Saskatchewan, what do you expect? They are like the Texas of Canada

secretagentman

This does not represent Canada. These are just some Neo conservative Nazi''s who want to make money of other peoples grief. There is no evidence in unbaised research that shows a correlation between drug USE (NOT ABUSE there is a difference) and work preformance. Oh and it is sort of against the constitution for employers to bring in drug dogs or even do drug testing. But who cares about the constition anyways I mean it only limits our ability to protect THE CHILDREN. And think about the dog. Dogs are kind hearted creatures, they wouldn't rat people out of their own free will. It's their Nazi ass slave drivers that make them do it.

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smoking_joe_lee

Why don't they train the dog to do something useful like sniff out car keys or the tv remote?

On the other hand, if folks want to know if their kids are smokin' this is better than callin' the cops. Of course actually TALKING to the kids just might be the best solution. Think?

Buzzby

Drug dogs love their jobs. Almost all working dogs love their jobs. Dogs are built to either please or challenge their pack leader. Since they can't dominate their handlers they do their best to please them. Detecting things by scent and getting rewarded for it sits high on the doggy list of fun things to do.

I wish people would stop equating cops with Nazis. Cops are, for the most part, just people doing a difficult and dangerous job. They don't make the laws. They just try to enforce them. We're on the wrong side of the law so we're in conflict with what they're paid to do. If we treat everyone with respect the world is a much better place.