mid-afternoon break

Let me tell you, I have learned more about dogs in the last two days than in my lifetime. Don't get me wrong, I love animals. Heck, I don't even eat animals. But I've certainly got my fill of search dogs and hearing about body tissue and decomposition and other stuff that doesn't always paint a pretty picture - like McNeil's testimony that body fluids leaked from the mausoleum he works at, so he uses his dogs to test with that... Gross.

Anyway, we just finished up hearing Dr. Larry Myers' testimony. It took about 30 minutes of background information before he actually referenced to anything related to the Anderson case. He testified that when he saw the video of McNeil's search dogs concerning this case, he laughed. He said the search was unreliable. That the dogs showed too many signs of an alert. "There's no evidence McNeil's dogs distinguished between human remains and animal remains." Bellas questioned Myers a little of his opinions and experience. Myers doesn't actually work in the field. He, in fact when training dogs or handlers, creates the environment.

The jurors are about to be excused for the rest of the day - so far they have not seen the light of the courtroom. I wonder if they will be mad when they hear they've been here today for basically nothing. I'll try to watch for any, if there is any, reaction. The defense has one more witness to testify concerning cadaver dogs. Hopefully, everyone cross your fingers, we will hear Judge Cayer's decision concerning this evidence before today's end. I'll be back.