Comments on P.I. Files: Day to day life of Polly the P.I.: This is Cali.

yay!! animal rescue stories always make me feel al...

2007-01-13T02:29:00.000-06:00

yay!! animal rescue stories always make me feel all warm and fuzzy. my mom has always wanted to own a cadaver dog....

Oh... so lovely! I (heart) dogs. Not quite as much...

2007-01-12T22:15:00.000-06:00

Oh... so lovely!

I (heart) dogs. Not quite as much as cats, but they're still pretty wonderful.

Ahhh,

2007-01-12T20:01:00.000-06:00

Ahhh,

That's what I figured. I just wondered if there wa...

2007-01-10T16:20:00.000-06:00

That's what I figured. I just wondered if there was something special about finding cadavers, like being able to smell them when they're buried six feet under.
I'm doing well, thank you. As Jeff kindly mentioned, my first novel, LOVE, DEATH AND THE TOYMAN is out. I hope all of your loyal readers will order a copy, or ask their local library to order one. How is your book coming, by the way? I'm sure we're all itching to buy it.

I love her. You know how I love the pups.

2007-01-10T13:53:00.000-06:00

I love her. You know how I love the pups.

Way to rescue, Polly!

2007-01-10T12:41:00.000-06:00

Way to rescue, Polly!

She's a beautiful dog. So glad you were able to g...

2007-01-10T11:12:00.000-06:00

She's a beautiful dog. So glad you were able to give her a home.

I've got two. A lab and a lab/irish wolfhound, the wolfhound was born in a shelter after her pregnant mother was left tied to the gate with a box of her toys and a note saying "We can't take care of her anymore. She's yours."

God, if I came home smelling of corpse my dogs would have their noses running over every inch and wondering which pocket I've got that wonderfully smelly food in.

Hope your'e able to train her as a cadaver dog. Good luck.

Great dog, Polly. Congratulations.And did you kno...

2007-01-10T09:28:00.000-06:00

Great dog, Polly. Congratulations.

And did you know the Cap'n's first book has been published?

Hey, Cap'n Bob! Thanks for the well-wishes. How'...

2007-01-10T09:20:00.000-06:00

Hey, Cap'n Bob! Thanks for the well-wishes. How's it going, by the way?

A cadaver dog is very similar to a Search and Rescue dog. (You may have seen a few during coverage of the Twin Towers recovery.) The big difference is that cadaver dogs are specially trained to find dead human bodies.

Cali is extraordinarily smart, which is why I think she'd be good for that kind of work. It will hinge on how she reacts to the scent of a corpse. Some dogs (like my old dog) used to cower when I came home from work and he caught a whiff. I guess we'll see. I'm on call Thursday night.

If you wanted a beat up old dog you could have ado...

2007-01-10T08:45:00.000-06:00

If you wanted a beat up old dog you could have adopted me. ;] Could you explain more about a cadaver dog?