Sniffer dogs detected cases of Covid-19 more than a WEEK before lab swabs

Sniffer dogs detected cases of Covid-19 more than a WEEK before they were picked up by nasal swabs in trials at a Belgian football club Sniffer dogs were employed at Belgian football club KV Oostende Swabs from players’ armpits were taken as well as the regular PCR lab tests   Dogs sniffed the sweaty swabs to … Read more

Madeleine McCann police search a new property in Hanover with sniffer dogs

Madeleine McCann police were today searching a new property in Germany, months after digging up an allotment nearby. Police and sniffer dogs descended on the house near Hanover, where suspect Christian Brueckner once lived, after receiving a tip-off from a member of the public.  However, the current residents of the house were found to be … Read more

Jails take on extra sniffer dogs that can root out drugs and mobile phones in crackdown on inmates 

It’s time to get ruff! Jails take on extra sniffer dogs that can root out drugs and even mobile phones in crackdown on inmates Prisons minister Lucy Frazer announced investment as part of £100m package The 176 additional dogs will increase the overall number in jails to more than 800 Dogs capable of detecting drugs and … Read more

Coronavirus: Sniffer dogs may be BETTER detectors than swab tests

Sniffer dogs are better at spotting coronavirus-infected people than specialist laboratory tests, researchers claim. When the dogs were deployed at Helsinki airport in Finland, scientists were left scratching their heads when the animals stopped people who seemed well. Travellers stopped by the sniffer dogs were given swab tests to see if they were carrying the … Read more

Sniffer dogs could be BETTER at spotting Covid-19 than swab tests, scientists claim

Sniffer dogs are better at spotting coronavirus-infected people than specialist laboratory tests, researchers claim. When the dogs were deployed at Helsinki airport in Finland, scientists were left scratching their heads when the animals stopped people who seemed well. People stopped by the sniffer dogs were given swab tests to see if they were carrying the … Read more

Health minister ‘extremely hopeful’ sniffer dogs will be used to detect Covid-19

Lord Bethell said today he is ‘extremely hopeful’ sniffer dogs can be used to help detect Covid-19 in the UK A health minister has today revealed he is ‘extremely hopeful’ sniffer dogs will eventually be used to help detect Covid-19 in the UK. Lord Bethell praised an ‘extremely exciting’ trial by researchers at London School … Read more

Sniffer dogs tracked missing Nora Quoirin to an abandoned fishing hut

Malaysian sniffer dogs tracked missing British girl Nora Quoirin’s scent to an abandoned fishing hut – but found no scent at the villa window she is thought to have climbed through, her inquest heard.  Nora vanished from the Dusun rainforest resort, around 45 miles from Kuala Lumpur, where she had been staying with her parents … Read more

Sniffer dogs have 94% success detecting coronavirus in swabs

Trained sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in human swab samples with 94 per cent success rate, study shows Researchers from Germany trained army dogs to sniff out infected samples Canines are known to be able to smell signs of various diseases and even cancer  Dogs could potentially be used alongside laboratory tests to help stop … Read more

Covid-19 sniffer dogs backed by Camilla and £500million government funding to get us moving again

Bright-eyed and mischievous, Asher the cocker spaniel looks every bit the family pet.  Right now, he’s a little scruffier than normal thanks to a ‘Covid-19 hair cut’ from a loving owner unable to get to the grooming salon during the lockdown. There is no clue at all that Asher could soon be Britain’s secret weapon … Read more

Sniffer dogs that can detect asymptomatic coronavirus carriers could screen 250 people an hour 

Sniffer dogs that can detect asymptomatic coronavirus carriers could screen 250 people an hour Labrador and cocker spaniels are undergoing intensive sniffer dog training  They can already sniff out potentially diseases like cancer and malaria Trials will see if they can correctly identify the odour of Covid-19 on humans The approach could ‘revolutionise how we … Read more