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 ...

As the owner of a yellow lab named Gus, author Maria Goodavage has had many occasions to bathe her pooch when he rolls around in smelly muck at the park. Nevertheless, her appreciation for his keen ...

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.

Dogs are more than just loyal companions. They have an extraordinary ability to detect changes in human health that often go unnoticed. From alerting owners to low blood sugar to sensing seizures and ...

A recent study found that not only can dogs detect our stress, but, in turn, our stress stresses out our dogs. Fortunately, service dog organizations can train dogs to channel those detection skills ...

In 1986, Connecticut’s first acceleration detection dog, Mattie, started working at the scenes of fires. Mattie worked until 1992 to detect if fires were caused by arson. Stream Connecticut News for ...

Police dogs perform a wide variety of tasks including work that can save a life, such as search-and-rescue. If someone gets ...

Panther, a weapons detection dog at West Ottawa Public Schools, is quickly becoming one of the most popular figures in the ...