Nosework, also known as Scent Work, is a sport in which a dog fully relies on his own sense of smell, turning a dog’s favorite activity — using its nose — into a fun game. In training and in ...

A woman with long, curly brown hair wearing a yellow shirt cuddles a shiba inu dog. Source: Vitaly Gariev / Pexels She curls up in your old sweater for comfort while you’re at work and could find her ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Demand for scent detection dogs is on the rise. Conservation Dogs of Hawaii (CDH) is an Oahu nonprofit that launched a biosecurity program this spring. This canine detection ...

It's an idea that has finally gained scientific consensus: Dogs can be a faster, more precise, less expensive - not to mention friendlier - method of detecting COVID-19 than even our best current ...

Humans can be trained to identify the eggs of the invasive spotted lanternfly. But it’s not easy. The mottled gray color of the egg masses often matches the areas where they’re laid, or they’re ...

It took about a year for researchers to develop a reliable, at-home self-test for COVID-19 after the virus was identified. Heather Junqueira, the founder of BIO-K9, says a scent-trained dog can be ...

While some dogs make fantastic jogging partners, others are far less speedy when on a walk. In fact, many dogs meander and take their time sniffing every tree, rock, fire hydrant, or piece of yard ...

Scent dogs may represent a cheaper, faster and more effective way to detect COVID-19, and could be a key tool in future pandemics, a new review of recent research suggests. The review, published in De ...