I have a question for the experts here. I am going to describe a possible scenario and I'd like your opinion on whether the dogs would hit on this. This is purely a hypothetical and it is something that I wonder about. Thanks in advance.
Let's say a small body was deceased and was wrapped in blankets, towels, or other fabric or paper, and then put into a plastic bag, sealed with tape, then wrapped again in plastic and sealed with tape, then put into a container of some sort, metal or plastic, and that container was wrapped in plastic and sealed with tape, and this happened even another time, until finally being put into a final container. Then, THAT container was put into a plastic bag and sealed again with tape. If that container was taken from the house and put into the car and remained there for only a couple of minutes, would the scent of human remains be picked up by the dogs?
I apologize for my sentence structure. I've been sick for several days and am on some meds. I need bed!
That's a lot of tape, a variety of different containment materials, and likely a LOT of scent transfer.
Substrate, blanket or towel, tape dispenser, tape, second bag, tape dispenser, tape, third container, tape dispenser, tape etc. Then not to mention vehicle transfer. Door handle, substrate in vehicle, steering wheel, etc. So the timing of only a couple minutes wouldn't matter, because the dog would likely be alerting to scent transfer particles.
Does that make any sense?
Hope you feel better soon!