The cocker copper! Badger the spaniel who was found dumped in a bucket is now on paw patrol after training as a police sniffer dog Rescued Badger the black cocker spaniel trained by the police as a sniffer dog Crime-fighting dog was dumped in a bucket as a puppy and saved by the RSPCA Found … Read more
Malaysian sniffer dogs tracked missing British girl Nora Quoirin’s scent to an abandoned fishing hut – but found no scent at the villa window she is thought to have climbed through, her inquest heard. Nora vanished from the Dusun rainforest resort, around 45 miles from Kuala Lumpur, where she had been staying with her parents … Read more
Trained sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in human swab samples with 94 per cent success rate, study shows Researchers from Germany trained army dogs to sniff out infected samples Canines are known to be able to smell signs of various diseases and even cancer Dogs could potentially be used alongside laboratory tests to help stop … Read more
Bright-eyed and mischievous, Asher the cocker spaniel looks every bit the family pet. Right now, he’s a little scruffier than normal thanks to a ‘Covid-19 hair cut’ from a loving owner unable to get to the grooming salon during the lockdown. There is no clue at all that Asher could soon be Britain’s secret weapon … Read more
Sniffer dogs that can detect asymptomatic coronavirus carriers could screen 250 people an hour Labrador and cocker spaniels are undergoing intensive sniffer dog training They can already sniff out potentially diseases like cancer and malaria Trials will see if they can correctly identify the odour of Covid-19 on humans The approach could ‘revolutionise how we … Read more
Sniffer dogs could become a new ally in the coronavirus war by identifying infected people – before they show symptoms Specially trained animals could identify those carrying coronavirus, say experts They could identify them before they show symptoms, at A&E’s and UK airports Trained dogs are able to pick up chemicals called volatile organic compounds … Read more
Sniffer dogs could be used to detect cases of coronavirus at airports as researchers launch six week project to discover if canines can smell the infection Medical Detection Dogs are looking to see whether dogs can sniff out COVID-19 Follows extensive previous research into dogs’ ability to sniff out malaria The trials are based on … Read more
Sniffer dogs could be out of work after Intel creates a computer chip that can ‘smell’ dangerous chemicals in drugs, explosives and other illegal substances Researchers created a circuit on a chip similar to the olfactory circuit in dogs The team then use artificial intelligence to spot different chemical ‘smells’ The algorithm identifies smells by … Read more