Having a drug sniffing dog I have to agree with Evan, the Supreme Court ruling is a good thing in the circumstances Evan describes. I find it hard to believe a dog indicating at the front door or anywhere outside the house is reasonable cause for police to enter. SolientGrn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Supreme Court just decided that the right to privacy in your home makes it illegal for the police to bring a dog to your front door. In a 5/4 decision the court said a dog is invading your privacy if the police bring him close to your home without a warrant. A Florida arrest and conviction was thrown out. Evan L. Ginsburg ============================================================================ Had a great nose dog in the 60's who was cross trained for search & rescue and drugs, such is they were in the 60's. I absolutely agree. My police training was that we were there to protect the people and our allegiance was to the Constitution, not to getting a conviction at any cost. How things have changed. Dave ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================