What does it take to teach a dog scent detection? It all begins with shaping behavior and rewarding the exact moment your dog makes the right choice. In this training session, the dog learns to ...

Scientists may have revealed a way to improve your dogs behavior—by training them to pick up scents. The research from Aberystwyth University, based in Wales in the United Kingdom, found that dogs ...

SEVILLE, Ohio — There are jumping dogs who can leap through a hoop. Diving dogs who will soar off a dock after a favorite toy. Those who fetch with ease, and those who know a long list of tricks.

Laurie Witucki first stumbled upon the sport of scent training while looking for a fun way to work with her anxious rescue dog, Rue. Rue was fearful around other dogs, so she couldn’t compete in more ...

Scent training could make pet dogs better behaved, suggests a study by Aberystwyth University academics published in Animals. The research suggests that pet dogs trained to detect smells have improved ...

Dear Doctors: I read your column about the scent of skin secretion changes in Parkinson's disease. A couple of years ago, I read about training canines to smell and detect lung cancer. Has there been ...

A recent study found that dogs can detect odor molecules much lower than what advanced machines can detect. The research highlights dogs' fantastic sense of smell, revealing their ability to detect ...