[meteorite-list] METEORITE DOG FINDS FIRST METEORITE FROM THE APRIL 14, 2010 WISCONSIN FIREBALL!

[Matthias Bärmann]

Yeah, congrats to team Sonny & Brix!

And yes, Count, you're absolutely right about the ability of meteorite 
hunting dogs such as Brix and Hopper - they're great. There'd be only one 
necessary completion 
http://www.carambolage.ch/carambolage/archiv/2009/dezember/contentWrap/04/image/bernhardiner2.jpg

My best,

Matthias

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
To: "Michael Johnson" <michael at rocksfromspace.org>; 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] METEORITE DOG FINDS FIRST METEORITE FROM THE 
APRIL 14, 2010 WISCONSIN FIREBALL!


> Hi List,
>
> I've had the fun of hunting with Brix and his "daddy" Sonny Clary and 
> witnessed how devoted they are to each other and how smart and driven this 
> great German Sheppard is. I've watched Sonny train and work in the field 
> with this super dog. I had my doubts about a dog's ability to scent 
> meteorites...(perhaps Brix uses sight also). I forgot that these animals 
> are used all over the world to scent out inanimate and animate items. 
> Truffles, birds, rabbits, stags, wild boars, people, lost personal items, 
> land mines....so why not meteorites...especially "fresh" un-contaminated 
> ones.
>
> I once saw a Belgian Malanois used by our police department go into a room 
> full of men he had never seen before and immediately go to the one who had 
> the drug test packet (marijuana) sealed in a fresh plastic baggie in his 
> shoe. I was told a dog's nose is 5000 times as sensitive as a human being 
> and can process thirty or more scents at the same moment.
>
> Yeah! Brix. Congrats Sonny.
>
> Count Deiro
> IMCA 3536
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Michael Johnson <michael at rocksfromspace.org>
>>Sent: Apr 19, 2010 4:33 PM
>>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>Subject: [meteorite-list] METEORITE DOG FINDS FIRST METEORITE FROM THE 
>>APRIL 14, 2010 WISCONSIN FIREBALL!
>>
>>http://www.rocksfromspace.org/brix.html
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