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New breakthrough could improve the skills of detection dogs who sniff out everything from drugs to diseases: 'Really important'
Since detection dogs use their exceptional sense of smell to sniff out a wide variety of substances — including explosives, ...
Do 'optimistic' versus 'pessimistic' medical detection dogs perform differently?
A new, exploratory study has revealed statistical links between the performance of medical detection dogs and their scores on ...
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The 8 Best Search And Rescue Dog Breeds
Search and rescue dogs are the heroes of the canine world. Sometimes called SAR for “search and rescue,” these brave, loyal ...
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How Dogs’ Noses Help Them See the World Differently – And What It Means
Dogs have a remarkable ability to perceive the world, and at the heart of this perception lies their sense of smell. Unlike ...
Stratoscope Holdings Acquires Ford K9 to Expand National Leadership in Explosive Detection Dog and Handler Training
Industry veteran Cameron Ford remains CEO of Ford K9, continuing its mission to raise the standard in working dog and handler ...
How Do Dogs Perceive The World? It All Starts With The Nose
This makes the canine nose more than 10,000 times better at detecting scents than we are. They can detect minute quantities ...
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Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department adding Labrador Retriever trained to detect explosives
A Labrador Retriever trained to detect explosives is scheduled to start work with the Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department May ...
Pennsylvania adds four counties to spotted lanternfly quarantine
Bradford, Sullivan Venango and Wyoming — have been added to the state's spotted lanternfly quarantine. Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties had already been part of the quarantine. There ...
Inside the Texas DPS K-9 program: Strengthening border security and combating crime
Texas DPS is expanding its K-9 training program, deploying highly trained dogs to assist with drug interdiction, explosive ...