Dogs that sniff their surroundings display signs of a healthy pup. This curiosity sends signals to their central nervous ...

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.

Nosework, also known as Scent Work, is a sport in which a dog fully relies on his own sense of smell, turning a dog’s favorite activity — using its nose — into a fun game. In training and in ...

GILLETTE — Dogs from Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Iowa and more were at the Cam-plex Wyoming Center recently for the first American Kennel Club scent work trial held in Wyoming. Hosted by the ...

The local Napa Valley Dog Training Club hosted an AKC-sanctioned scent work trial on April 17-18. Dogs included were of all breeds and ages from as far away as Nevada. The trial chairman was Mary Ash, ...

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 ...

Quick Take One incredible pup has a rare but important job: detecting beg bugs. Zephyr the dog even successfully identified bed bug infestations inside computer hardware at a zoo. Thanks to their ...