Scent Detection Rats Making a Difference
Giant Rats are saving lives by sniffing out TNT in unexploded landmines as featured in National Geographic’s video of detector rats on the job in Cambodia(6). While [...]
Scent Detection News
Explore the latest news coverage of scent detection, canine olfaction and the latest sniffer dog detection research studies
Heat and Sniffer Dog Acclimatization
We’re in the golden period of imprinting scent with our 9 week old litter of puppies. Unfortunately, today Alberta is experiencing record-breaking temperatures (1), [...]
Jager Selected for CBSA Narcotics/Firearm Detection Training
Our Brittany Jager has been selected by Canadian Border Services Agency for its narcotics and firearms detection training program. Hunters Heart Jager Cimex, our 9-month old [...]
Canadian Kennel Club Introduces Scent Detection in Jan. 2019
After years of discussions, we’re excited about the opportunity to compete in Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) Scent Detection, starting Jan. 2019. Small dog owners may be [...]
How to Remove Ticks to Lessen Blood Meals with Associated Disease Transmission
Ticks are one pest you and your dog can pickup during outdoor activities, which carries a risk of disease transmission. This fascinating macro video of ticks attaching to [...]
Baby Body Odor and Human Scent Theory
Do infants smell delicious? A 2013 study in Frontiers in Psychology used brain imaging to show that the scent of 2-day-old infants activates the reward related areas of the [...]
Horses Have the Nose for Search and Rescue on the Range
While horses might not be the first animal that springs to mind for scent detection, there’s no doubt that horses living out on the range regularly employ their [...]
Finding Looted Syrian Artifacts in Air and Sea Cargo – New Frontier of K9 Scent Detection Research
In the race to save Syria’s archaeological treasures, researchers at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center (PVWDC) are looking into the efficacy of detection dogs trained to [...]
What Should You Do About False Alerts? Mass Spectometry Would Help
Do you ever wish you had a machine to tell you what scents your dog false alerted on? It would be nice to get a definitive answer, especially when you don’t understand [...]
Bed Bugs May Transmit Chagas Disease to Humans
While it was previously thought that bed bugs were unable to transmit disease to humans, recent studies that suggest bed bugs may be able to transmit Chagas disease to [...]
Bed Bug Stowaways Crawl Over Seats and Disrupt Flights
One British Airways flight crew recently walked off their airplane because it was infested with live bed bugs crawling over its seats (2). Passengers were delayed 4 hours [...]
Wife Detects Parkinson’s by Change of Husband’s Scent
An Australian woman noticed her husband smelled differently, but dismissed it until after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Upon attending a lecture on [...]
Israeli Drone Dog Teams Find Hidden Terrorists To Save Lives
In the Israel Dog Unit (IDU), scent detection dogs are being utilized in conjunction with aerial drones with thermal imaging to apprehend suspected terrorists. In the past, [...]
Alberta RCMP K9’s Trained Using Actual Human Tissue
This week Kevin Maimann reported that the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cadaver dog teams trained using actual human tissue have completed their training program [...]
