Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dogs' sniffing skills may soon get a boost, thanks to a groundbreaking discovery by animal behavior experts in the United Kingdom.

Trained dogs can work alongside watercraft inspectors to use their highly trained sense of smell to detect mussels in hard-to ...

Trained dogs can work alongside watercraft inspectors to use their highly trained sense of smell to detect mussels in hard-to ...

Chemist Lauryn DeGreeff is committed to making explosive and drug searching more effective and safer for detection dogs. In her latest research, DeGreeff put bombsniffing standards to the test, ...

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 ...

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.

Cancer is a leading cause of death in both humans and pets; studies suggest that between one-third and one-half of all dogs will develop cancer during their lifetime. Hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive, ...

Research undertaken by a team of animal behavior experts at the University of Lincoln, UK, has revealed a game-changing approach to training sniffer dogs, which could revolutionize the field of dog ...

One incredible pup has a rare but important job: detecting beg bugs. 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 ...