I'm in the US. Over the last few months, I've seen my local township's k9 unit SUV driving around my residential suburbia neighborhood with the dog in the backseat with an open window.

The first sighting of this was in the beginning of the summer. This prompted me to shutdown my grow. Although I only had a modest personal stash type of grow show with carbor scrubbers cleaning the air, I played it safe.

Anyone else see anything like this in there neighborhood? Could this be a 'drive' by dog search to find suspicious houses to investigate further? Could a dog sniff a 400 watt carbon scrubbed grow inside a house from the sidewalk?

[secureuser]

Holy Shit the K-9 unit is driving around your grow! A little paranoia is a good thing.

You were right to play it safe. Why risk your personal freedom?

I'm sure some people will tell you there is no way the dog could hit on your house.
Just remember It's your ass the dog will be chewing on!

Could a dog sniff a 400 watt carbon scrubbed grow inside a house from the sidewalk?

I don't know.

Stay safe to smoke another day.

secureuser

[DIGITALHIPPY]

man me thinks you over-reacted, supose safe then sorry, but thats far strech,

they lower the window so the dog can stick its head out, didnt u notics dogs like sticking heads out the window.

you'd have to have the smelliest grow in decades to get cought like this.

most likly he lives in the area, or was there for totaly unrelated biz. k9 patrols answer regular calls aswell.

happy growing.

Originally Posted by DIGITALHIPPY

you'd have to have the smelliest grow in decades to get cought like this.

Most likely, the k9 cop was not looking for my house per say. But I'm still wondering if the dog would be able to smell my carbon scrubbed 400 watt grow room in my basement. If the dog were to indicate it smelled something along the neighborhood drive, I understand that this would not be grounds for a warrent but perhaps a reason for further investigation?

[RevolutionX]

you might want to consider a tear down a bit more. Try to really think of anything else outta the ordinary that might suede your actions on this. Hopefully since its a 400 w its just a small personal setup. Which in most states is a misdemeanor depending on numbers of plants. I "always" stay within personal consumption limitations according to my region. I am guessing your from the states, and if so Check with norml.org. As far as i know in your country over 100 plant is mandatory felony. Thats who "they" look for. basically, keep it small and be cautious.

[Dr.Diamonds]

One thing is for certain, NEVER underestimate a dog's sense of smell.
I think you did the right think by shutting down and playing it safe.

[Verite]

What do you think the dogs going to do? 'Woof-woof, pull over here I smell weed, woof. Dogs arent trained to smell from a traveling car. Besides that its also illegal to even take a dog out to sniff random properties [ even the perimeters ] in the hopes you stumble on something.

[Getawaymonkey!]

Originally Posted by Verite

Besides that its also illegal to even take a dog out to sniff random properties [ even the perimeters ] in the hopes you stumble on something.

Thats just funny. The last time I checked...doing shit illegally to obtain probable cause was called the patriot act, and they have NO problem with that at all.
Im sure the officer is going to confess to obtaining information illegally to make his case....
They always abide by the law. Hu huh

Originally Posted by Verite

What do you think the dogs going to do? 'Woof-woof, pull over here I smell weed, woof. Dogs arent trained to smell from a traveling car. Besides that its also illegal to even take a dog out to sniff random properties [ even the perimeters ] in the hopes you stumble on something.

if the dog smells something and indicates to the cop that he smells something, the cop could then pinpoint which house on the street by slowly driving by a few times, couldnt he? From there, they could begin an investigation and try to dig up some dirt to get a warrant.

Also, even if a dog isnt specifically trained to smell from a traveling car, that doesnt mean they wont give some kind of indication to the cop if they smell something. I have no idea if they can actually do this. But a dog being 'specifically' trained to a task doesnt mean it only does that task when asked to do so. Espcially if the dog associates his fav toys, etc with sniffing out pot. If he smells pot, what would stop the dog from acting like a dog and 'offer' the rewarded behavior even though it wasnt asked to do so?

Also , another thing i'd like to note is that, so far i've seen the k9 cop driving around the several times. Not just around my house but all over.

Arent you guys wiht grows in residential neighborhoods worried about the same thing happening? It could be happening everywhere coudnt it?

[JJScorpio]

Theres a difference between K9 dogs and drug sniffing dogs. The K9 units drive with their dogs on normal patrol. These dogs are used to track down people that run, drug smellers are a totally different ball game......