A couple in Saskatchewan paid $20,000 in Canadian Dollars to buy a 2 1/2 year old drug sniffing German Shepherd, and are using to launch a drug-sniffing dog business. The couple says they've already lined up six clients that want their homes checked for drugs.

Regina Police Service spokesperson Elizabeth Popowich says it's hard to know whether the private drug-sniffer could reduce drug use, but still thinks there's some value to the service.

"If it helps to provide some comfort out there for business or property owners, then I don't think we'd see it as a negative."