Sniffer Dogs

• Are COVID-19 sniffer dogs more accurate than rapid tests? A new study says yes

  A new study from France adds further evidence that trained dogs can be just as if not more accurate at detecting COVID-19 infections than rapid antigen tests.

  Health

  Jun 2, 2022
  
• Dogs to sniff out COVID-19 in Vancouver hospitals

  Vancouver Coastal Health is expanding its canine scent detection program to include dogs trained to sniff out the virus that causes COVID-19.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2021
  
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• Finland using dogs trained to sniff out coronavirus at Helsinki Airport

  While researchers in several countries are also studying canines as coronavirus detectors, the Finnish trial is among the largest so far.

  World

  Sep 23, 2020
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• Dogs might be able to sniff out COVID-19, study suggests

  The dogs were able to accurately identify the virus with a 94 per cent success rate.

  Science

  Jul 28, 2020
• Sniffer dogs used to search for destructive weed in Calgary’s Fish Creek park

  A program that previously used sniffer dogs to find destructive invasive species such as mussels attached to boats, is expanding to a Calgary park.

  Environment

  Sep 22, 2016
• Are airport sniffer dogs keeping flyers safe? Many fail to detect explosives, reports say

  With sniffer dogs widely used across the world, including Canada, experts say the findings raise concern over security at airports.

  World

  Sep 15, 2016