My problem is, as a canine myself, I cannot help myself if I see a dog that interests me.
It is not a clever idea to waltz up to a dog with 15 police officers surrounding it carrying draw but 1) It could have been a bomb dog. Moreso with the Amsterdam trip because they got more upset over the propane tank than the lighters etc I had on me. I'm surprised airport security didn't give a shit about all my tins and baggies on my way to/from Berlin. I just wish they didn't have to put hands down my pants -_-;
2) Distraction. I also have a habit of jumping fences and playing with the guard dog. I guess these are intelligent, work oriented dogs. Everything is a game: action, reward, action, reward etc. I got all excited by this labrador that seemed really cool (minus the policeman attached to him) and he's all excited and we're so busy playing... You get it. I even turned back sadly as I walked away.
Same with the guard dogs, especially in Trinidad where they don't fuck around. People only keep dogs to guard their shit or attack people. Alsatians, rottweillers, APB Terriers, mastiffs and not much else. But really and truly human company still just doesn't always do it for me. I was desperately lonely tge whole time I was in that ghetto ass town, even where their dogs and police come with guns 0_o
Peoples' noses are useless, except for pot smokers. I guess like a wine enthusiast, smokers get a connoisseur-like familiarity with the smell and taste of different ganja. I spent 9 hours in a police station or with a police escort with another quarter ounce (my friend called the police that morning and made me give a statement etc when I told him I was assaulted, and I'd just scored to cheer myself up) They even went in my bag to get my phone and ID out because I was having a breakdown at the time and didn't clock on to anything.
When I chat to police casually about weed either they generally take a lenient attitude towards it. The only ones who wanted to argue the case with me were two women with kids a little younger than me and they just genuinely didn't like marijuana because they thought it hurt people, not just because it's their job to enforce the law.
Feds are people too (and so are their dogs). Perhaps all we need is a bit more mutual understanding, respect and communication.
I totally understand it sounds like BS. I'm not going to try and make anyone believe me, especially coming from a girl who believes she was born the wrong species lol. But all I can tell you is the truth, it benefits no one to lie for internet rep.
EDIT: Razztafarai, another Londoner? We should go hotbox a shed or something together lol. But yeah, I find that the weed smell sticks to certain fabrics more, which is annoying because I like to smoke in my comforting/cosy things and I will stink out the living room if I just want to chill in that hoodie. I swear my sweat smells of ganja at times 0_o