Dog & Bone
Washington prisons are using sniffer dogs to locate contraband mobile phones. According to the Washington Post, ‘Smuggled cellphones allow inmates to run criminal enterprises, threaten witnesses and warn fellow inmates about the movements of correctional officers.’ So it’s imperative for wardens to confiscate them. As phones have got smaller they have become easier to smuggle, so traditional searches are not as effective in locating illicit items.
I know these dogs are trained for use by law enforcement professionals but I want one. In those first terrible hours of the day when you’re trying to leave the house, the phone is always the first thing to go missing. How many times have I ended up crawling on my hands and knees at 5 to 9 peering under furniture in desperate search of my LG Shine? Only to find it inexplicably in the fridge or a shoe. They just need to train a dog to find keys and my morning routine would be revolutionised.
