TheDenverChannel.com








Denver News
Share
E-Mail News Alerts
Get breaking news and daily headlines.
Browse all e-mail newsletters
Related To Story

Chihuahua Earns Her Badge As K-9 Officer

Pooch Aces Test To Become State-Certified Narcotics Dog

POSTED: 6:37 pm MST November 9, 2006
UPDATED: 7:33 am MST November 10, 2006

Police in Cleveland have a new weapon in the war on drugs and a new K-9 officer who is small in size, but not in talent.

Midge is an 8-pound Chihuahua-rat terrier mix and not the kind of K-9 officer you might imagine.

She started training in February and this week she passed her state certified drug test in Ohio.

Midge passed all five components of her test, finding marijuana hidden in a variety of locations, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.

"She finds marijuana. We use her nose; she excludes all other odors," said Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland. "You name it, she excludes it. She looks for one specific scent, and that scent is marijuana."

McClelland said he believes Midge may be the smallest police dog in the country. He said her size allows her to slip into tiny spaces.

McClelland said Midge will be taking more drug classes to teach her how to sniff out other drugs.

Midge has appeared on numerous national television shows including the "Rachael Ray Show" and stories on CNN, MSNBC and other networks, the Plain Dealer reported.

E - News Registration
 7 a.m. News
9 a.m. News
Noon News
4 p.m. News
8 p.m. News
Breaking News Alerts
My Report Network
National Breaking News

Advertiser Links


Win $200 shopping card from Shell! Like Us On Facebook! Winner announced Tuesday on 7NEWS at 10 p.m.

Advertiser Links