Pubdate: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2002 The Province Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Stewart Brown Note: Letter 3 of 14 in The Province 11/01/02 NEED DRUG TO TRAIN DOGS As a retired RCMP officer who had a drug-sniffing dog back in the 1970s, I'm interested in how these private security firms are able to train their dogs. To be able to train one of them for drug-sniffing duties, you have to possess the drug you're going to be searching for. As a police officer, I was permitted by law to possess these drugs. I'm very curious about how these private firms are able to possess these items or train these dogs properly, because they are not police officers. Stewart Brown, Langley - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom