Police Dogs Sniff for Pirated DVDs - Club CDFreaks

adderal · 29-09-2006

There are drug-sniffing dogs, bomb-sniffing dogs, people-sniffing dogs, and now DVD-sniffing dogs.

*Quema34* · 29-09-2006

According the article, these dogs have yet to find any pirated CDs, so there's only been 'false positives. However, this is really extreme regarding the lengths the industry is going to.

*FidelC* · 29-09-2006

I wonder what these dogs' thinking pattern is like.

"Hmm.. listen Skip, this smells like poo ...must be the latest in Hollywood"

**DrageMester** · 29-09-2006

We already have CATS that can "sniff" out the bad media, and now we have DOGS that can sniff out pirated media.

What will they think of next?!

Prof. Honeydew · 29-09-2006

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Originally Posted by FidelC

I wonder what these dogs' thinking pattern is like.

"Hmm.. listen Skip, this smells like poo ...must be the latest in Hollywood"

LOL! I actually got pulled over by one of the sniffer dogs at TO Pearson airport... for the evil crime of having some illicit potato chips in my hand luggage. Maybe I am now on US no fly list?

(Yeeew... poo chips

)

Even funnier - the original article said the 2 dogs were at Stanstead airport in UK - it's a small airport in London suburbs - mostly used for package vacation tours. LOL again!! Many DVD smugglers will be taking their Hollywood breaking collections to the Costa De Sol for a 2 week break????

*Quema34* · 29-09-2006

I was trying to find information on the training times needed, but all I could unearth was that training time took about 2 weeks if the dog passes the particular certification. I thought it was closer to at least 6 weeks, as I remember some Animal Planet show with some military officers training dogs in San Antonio, TX (Lackland AFB, IIRC) no less.

I also believe the 'wash out' rate was something around 95-98%, so there was always a great deal of trouble training dogs, to get them to develop the particular skill (to sniff explosives, drugs, etc.) While I did find several sites claiming to train dogs in various areas, I could not find a lot more, such as a general informational article on dog training times, success/failure rates, etc. While dogs are useful for this purpose, I get the feeling that somehow it's not something that can really be done on a wide scale, at least for this purpose? If someone could find a fairly comprehensive article regarding this, that would be nice to see posted here to further inform.

*FidelC* · 29-09-2006

Is there no way for airport employees to see a full bag of dvds on their scanner? I guess I know - they dont give a crap about it!!!
Thats why mpaa had to rent a "sniff spot" in the line and stock up on "bow-mix"

Prof. Honeydew: Well, u dot let Alberta beef over the border, we ban your potato!

Prof. Honeydew · 29-09-2006

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Originally Posted by FidelC

Prof. Honeydew: Well, u dot let Alberta beef over the border, we ban your potato!

Hey, I'm Canadian too! Was just coming home from trip to US...

Huumm.. I say we hit them with a copied DVD / Alerta beef / soft-wood lumber combo and see what happens.

29-09-2006	#1 (permalink)
adderal CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 66	Police Dogs Sniff for Pirated DVDs <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> There are drug-sniffing dogs, bomb-sniffing dogs, people-sniffing dogs, and now DVD-sniffing dogs.

29-09-2006	#2 (permalink)
Quema34 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Location: USS-Enterprise 1701-A--the finest starship ever Posts: 2,901	Re: Police Dogs Sniff for Pirated DVDs According the article, these dogs have yet to find any pirated CDs, so there's only been 'false positives. However, this is really extreme regarding the lengths the industry is going to. __________________ "Sic vis pacem para bellum" "Lo único que vale en la vida es la pasión" "You sure you do not want to stay? You fight good for a tourist!" "Why do I feel like you truly see me, when others do not?" --Well, my horse likes you...!" "MY KIDS could teach YOU a thing or two, Johnny!!" "If the lie is big enough and told often enough, it will be believed."--Joseph Goebbels See what Geno888 is drooling over right now. I found Airhead's cookbook and all he did was edit my signature! Want to be better informed about good media, solving computer problems and DVD burner performance? Join CDFreaks by clicking here.

29-09-2006	#3 (permalink)
FidelC CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Location: ON, Canada Posts: 710	Re: Police Dogs Sniff for Pirated DVDs I wonder what these dogs' thinking pattern is like. "Hmm.. listen Skip, this smells like poo ...must be the latest in Hollywood"

29-09-2006	#4 (permalink)
DrageMester Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 14,396	Re: Police Dogs Sniff for Pirated DVDs We already have CATS that can "sniff" out the bad media, and now we have DOGS that can sniff out pirated media. What will they think of next?!

29-09-2006	#6 (permalink)
Quema34 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Location: USS-Enterprise 1701-A--the finest starship ever Posts: 2,901	Re: Police Dogs Sniff for Pirated DVDs I was trying to find information on the training times needed, but all I could unearth was that training time took about 2 weeks if the dog passes the particular certification. I thought it was closer to at least 6 weeks, as I remember some Animal Planet show with some military officers training dogs in San Antonio, TX (Lackland AFB, IIRC) no less. I also believe the 'wash out' rate was something around 95-98%, so there was always a great deal of trouble training dogs, to get them to develop the particular skill (to sniff explosives, drugs, etc.) While I did find several sites claiming to train dogs in various areas, I could not find a lot more, such as a general informational article on dog training times, success/failure rates, etc. While dogs are useful for this purpose, I get the feeling that somehow it's not something that can really be done on a wide scale, at least for this purpose? If someone could find a fairly comprehensive article regarding this, that would be nice to see posted here to further inform. __________________ "Sic vis pacem para bellum" "Lo único que vale en la vida es la pasión" "You sure you do not want to stay? You fight good for a tourist!" "Why do I feel like you truly see me, when others do not?" --Well, my horse likes you...!" "MY KIDS could teach YOU a thing or two, Johnny!!" "If the lie is big enough and told often enough, it will be believed."--Joseph Goebbels See what Geno888 is drooling over right now. I found Airhead's cookbook and all he did was edit my signature! Want to be better informed about good media, solving computer problems and DVD burner performance? Join CDFreaks by clicking here.

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FidelC CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Location: ON, Canada Posts: 710	Re: Police Dogs Sniff for Pirated DVDs Is there no way for airport employees to see a full bag of dvds on their scanner? I guess I know - they dont give a crap about it!!! Thats why mpaa had to rent a "sniff spot" in the line and stock up on "bow-mix" Prof. Honeydew: Well, u dot let Alberta beef over the border, we ban your potato!

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