K9 Team in Kentucky Helps Parents Search for Drugs in Kids’ Rooms

A K9 company in Kentucky is now helping concerned parents search for drugs in their kid's rooms. The service is efficient, confidential and costs less than $100.

Michael Davis, owner of The Last Chance K9 Service, told Courier Journal that the company's dogs are able to sniff out cocaine, marijuana, barbiturates, methamphetamines and heroin. He claims TLC has searched more than 50 homes in Kentucky and Indiana, with a success rating of 90 percent.

A couple in Louisville employed the company's services suspecting their teen might be using drugs. Sure enough, four grams of heroin was discovered in the teen's personal effects. Meanwhile, a father in Floyd County phoned TLC to check her 14-year-old daughter's room.

"I'm not a snooping parent," said James, complete name withheld. "I want my daughter to be able to trust me, but I gotta protect her. I know girls can be sneaky and hide things in places I wouldn't even think of."

James waited for her daughter to go to school before inviting Davis' team over. The father had hoped his suspicion would turn out wrong, but his heart sank when the German Shepherd discovered a small glass pipe of marijuana inside a can of breath mints.

Davis, who wasn't new to the situation, advised James to talk to his daughter in a composed manner. He said, "Don't yell or scream at her. Just sit down and talk to her. Be stern but be cool, calm and collected."

According to the latest statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 81 percent of Americans teens said they can easily access drugs in their communities. Meanwhile, most high school seniors think occasional marijuana smoking does not pose a health risk.

Medicine Net reported that people who start using drugs earlier in life have a greater chance of being drug addicts than those who start using drugs in their 20s. This is because the teenage brain is still unstable. Teens are more likely to give in to their impulses than adults.