‘Seek dope’: Goose the dog is on the hunt for contraband at Hennepin County jail

When Goose is working, he wants one thing — his ball.

To get his ball, which is tucked into the pocket of K-9 handler Travis Thorson’s cargo pants, Goose has to do one job: “Seek dope.”

The 2-year-old Labrador retriever has worked as the Hennepin County jail’s first drug dog for about a year. Already, Goose has sniffed out plenty of contraband, proving he’s a valuable addition to the effort to keep dangerous narcotics out of the jail.

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