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The mighty, tiny drug dog
Editorial | ToledoBlade.com | August 11, 2006

WHAT weighs six pounds, grins constantly, loves kids, and may just be the most efficient anti-drug warrior in Ohio? Why, it's Midge, a six-pound Chihuahua-rat terrier mix. She may look like she belongs in some society lady's summer handbag, but she has the nose of a German Shepherd when it comes to sniffing out drugs, and can boldly go where no bigger dog has gone before.

Midge has made her masters at the Geauga County Sheriff's Department over on the eastern side of the state very happy because adding the dog, whose name is short for midget, to the department's K-9 unit has also improved its community image.

Children enjoy meeting Midge when Sheriff Dan McClelland takes her to schools. The pup is even a bit of a ham; she was grand marshal in the Memorial Day parade for a local veterans' group, and people often send her toys and treats.

But Midge is no wuss. She earns her keep. The toughest person with illegal drugs does not intimidate her. And she is thorough. In one recent case, Midge found marijuana hidden inside a book shelf, behind a family picture, and tucked inside a knick-knack.

She can go places where big dogs can't; Geauga County just might have law enforcement's smallest drug-sniffing dog. The North American Police Work Dog Association hadn't heard of a K-9 as tiny as Midge.

Maybe the moral of the story is that other police agencies might think about adding little drug-sniffing dogs to their own forces.

Big dogs have been known to damage homes, inviting lawsuits. And little dogs like Midge may also distract a few suspects with their cuteness. Of course, a dog as small as Midge might not be as effective as a larger, more fearsome canine when it comes to dealing with a big, burly drug dealer.

But Geauga County seems to have found a place for both Midge and her big buddies. They are troopers all.

 

Buzzby

My 110-pound, pot-sniffing German Shepherd, Buzzby Jr., is considering inviting Midge over for dinner ( ) to discuss their careers.

"Junior! Find me some weed!"

"I'm on it, Boss!"

"Good Dog!"

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Abomonog

I got half a dozen cats that would eat that thing for dinner.

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