Section 23.66 Trained Dogs

• Library: Criminal Practice 2012 Supp

21. (§23.66) Trained Dogs

Missouri allows evidence that a defendant was trailed and identified by a trained dog. State v. Fields, 434 S.W.2d 507 (Mo. 1968). Generally, a proper foundation requires that the dogs:

· are of purebred stock (this usually requires a document of pedigree);

· are characterized by acute scenting ability and the power of discrimination to track human beings;

· are trained to track human beings;

· by experience, have proven themselves to be reliable and able to follow a trail to the...