Dogs' sniffing skills may soon get a boost, thanks to a groundbreaking discovery by animal behavior experts in the United Kingdom. Since detection dogs use their exceptional sense of smell to sniff ...

Dogs are human’s best friends for so many reasons. They’re loyal and kind, but also incredibly smart. Some dogs are so smart that they actually work helpful jobs. Perhaps the best example of this is ...

Expanding canine roles: USDA’s Detector Dog Training Center now prepares dogs to protect crops, livestock, and detect invasive screwworm along the U.S.-Mexico border. Science meets scent: Conservation ...

The Springfield Township Fire Department has a new Human Remains Detection dog, also known as a cadaver dog. His name is ...

Dogs rely on scent in ways that still surprise researchers. They have up to 300 million olfactory receptors, compared to about 6 million in humans, and can detect smells 10,000 to 100,000 times more ...

A new study shows that millions of family dogs can join the fight against the invasive spotted lanternfly with just minimal home training, and perform about as well as professional detection dogs.

Several Kentucky law enforcement agencies use specially trained dogs to find hidden electronic storage devices. The dogs are trained to detect a specific chemical found on electronic storage devices.

India, April 20 -- Cardiac alert dogs are gaining attention for their potential ability to detect early signs of heart-related changes (1). These specially trained service dogs may sense subtle ...

There is new hope in the fight against a devastating cancer in dogs that is often deadly. Researchers at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center in South Philadelphia are training dogs to help detect ...