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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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search dogs

0The sites were first identified by cadaver dogs, and testing equipment had shown the possible presence of remains, police said. 02br
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00Can I replace cadaver dogs with search dogs without change in meaning?02br
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02br 02br 00Some dogs are trained to follow a scent. Some are trained to find live people. Some are trained to find drugs.

— BarbaraPA

  • 02br 02br 00Some dogs are trained to follow a scent.
  • Some are trained to find live people.
  • Some are trained to find drugs.
  • 02br 02br 00As gruesome as it sounds, I believe some dogs are trained to find dead bodies - and although they may also be used for live people, if they are being referred to as "cadaver dogs" then that's what they were trained for.
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0Not without changing the meaning.02br
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00Some dogs are trained to follow a scent. Some are trained to find live people. Some are trained to find drugs. All of them serach in in capacity.02br
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00As gruesome as it sounds, I believe some dogs are trained to find dead bodies - and although they may also be used for live people, if they are being refer
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0Thanks, GG. I didn't know search dogs were trained in different areas. I thought they were able to search for anything their owner showed or provided them. Silly me. Thanks!0-
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