Interesting. So you do value the dog indications rather than call Grime a fraud and all alerts as meaningless. Makes a refreshing change to ignoring relevant evidence/burying ones head in proverbial sand.
I have never called Martin Grime "a fraud" for the simple reason I do not think he is one.
He is an accredited professional dog handler whose team was called in to search for a missing child and whose work was seriously misrepresented.
MSM was full of it at the time all based on leaked information which was subsequently discovered to be untrue with the release of the actual FSS results.
However the damage was done as can be seen from countless internet 'discussions' ~ comments accompanying donations on Mr Amaral's GFM page ~ the countless 'dog' threads on our forum etc etc
It is beyond reason to assume all of that did not have some adverse effect on the search for Madeleine, particularly in Portugal where it mattered most.
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SnipTraces of blood found in Gerry and Kate McCanns' hire car and holiday flat DID belong to Madeleine, it has been claimed.
It reflects detectives' belief that she is dead and her parents disposed of her body.
Tests carried out at a UK laboratory confirmed beyond doubt that the blood was that of the toddler, a Portuguese newspaper reported.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-506725/Blood-McCanns-hire-car-DID-come-Madeleine.html#ixzz3sgHGLtBj **
Snip11 September: Portuguese police play down reports that DNA evidence with a 100% match to Madeleine was found in her parents' hire car.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13386785