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How deep do you need to dig the hole so the cadaver dogs can't smell the body?

When Cadaver Dogs Pick Up a Scent, Archaeologists Find Where to Dig ...

Posted - August 15

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  • 3819
    Are you asking for a friend?
      August 15, 2024 6:29 AM MDT
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  • 329
    No, asking for me. 

    Toothy Grin | Funny emoticons, Funny smiley, Funny emoji faces
      August 15, 2024 5:51 PM MDT
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  • 3819
      August 15, 2024 6:51 PM MDT
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  • 3819
    A trained cadaver dog is 95 percent effective at picking up the scents of human decomposition, including bodies that are buried up to 15 feet deep.
      August 15, 2024 7:12 PM MDT
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  • 329
    So, at 20 feet or more I should be ok? 
      August 18, 2024 5:50 AM MDT
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  • 3819
    I would think so.
      August 18, 2024 7:35 AM MDT
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  • 53524

     

      Randy D has People who have that concern solved it by never allowing the sub-basement to be searched. 
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      August 16, 2024 6:45 AM MDT
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  • 16826
    Vegemite should put them off the scent.
      August 17, 2024 12:21 AM MDT
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  • 53524


      Cruelty to animals carries stringent penalties, Mate. You endanger those cadaver dogs by exposing them to that biohazard. Grrrrrrrr.
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      August 17, 2024 8:26 PM MDT
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