Well, well

We sat through two straight days of dog testimony. At 5:10 p.m. this afternoon, Judge Cayer decided the jury will be allowed to hear Roy McNeil's testimony concerning his dog, Kiser, but not his dog, Kolby. If you remember, both dogs were involved in the Anderson search. Cayer said he will explain his decision tomorrow morning.
The defense put up an excellent fight, pointing out McNeil's certifications were duplicates, McNeil's training records were recollections and he even allowed his dogs to drink beer.
During his arguments, Bellas pointed out that McNeil has more than 10 years experience and has searched on more than 100 cases. Bellas said it would be appropriate that McNeil assist the jury with finding the facts of this case.
I guess Cayer agreed.

Jurors return at 9:30 a.m tomorrow. I'm honestly not sure who's the next witness to take the stand. It seems it's been so long since jurors were present. (By the way, I did not notice any reaction from the jurors when they were told to go home without hearing any evidence.) However, several folks have been in the courtroom that last two days that have not been there often before, such as a Sawmills resident who works (maybe worked) at a gas station Emily frequented; the co-owner of Sawmills Hardware and neighbor; an officer from the Duncan, S.C., police department; Sgt. Bennett with the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office, who was the main investigator in Emily's disappearance and some other folks I did not recognize.