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 ...

Dogs have spent thousands of years adapting to human behavior, so it’s no surprise they sometimes notice changes people miss.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...