What do drug dogs do when they smell drugs?


What do drug dogs do when they smell drugs? An active or aggressive alert occurs when a dog responds with a vocal or otherwise overt reaction to locating drugs. An active alert might be barking, straining toward, digging, or pawing at the spot where the drugs are located.


Can dogs smell drugs through wax?

Drugs have been detected by canines hidden in blocks of wax. Also in gasoline, crude oil, baby formula, bullet shells and even dead bodies. Dogs WILL smell anything and they will signal the handler if they have been trained to smell it.