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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trained cardiac alert dogs may sense changes in heart rate and blood pressure, offering support to patients, though research ...

Mold K9 Detection Services, owned and operated by Bernie Guenther and Heather Guenther, is bringing canine-based mold ...

NEWTOWN, CT. (WFSB) - The 928th Military Working Dog Detachment, based in Newtown, is the only unit of its kind in the entire U.S. military’s reserve component. Across the U.S. military, there are ...

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

Specially trained dogs can sniff out bedbugs with remarkable accuracy, even finding single bugs or eggs hidden from human sight. Their powerful noses and systematic search methods make inspections ...