SoCalSleuth
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If her family had made that drive during following months (looking for her, for work, a trip to the casino, to visit a friend), the dogs could have been following them. The scent article could have been contaminated or it is also possible for a dog, in the absence of Amber's scent to clamp on to the scent of a family member (just like DNA we have related smells too!).
The articles really vary as to where the trail went dead. I tend to believe the library area (town). I just don't see a dog trailing a scent that tough and then getting that close and not being able to finish the job. This would also point to the fact that perhaps they weren't trailing her but someone else in the family.
Aha! Now I get it, thanks. PS Do you mean that I actually smell like my family? (Not that they smell bad!)