If you're looking for a new activity to try with your dog, nose work may be the one for you. This unique dog sport is an ...

Agility, obedience trials, and dock diving are just some breed-specific sports that many dogs enjoy. However, here’s a sport for the not-so-athletic canine: scent work. Here, rather than run ...

a dog's nose is always hard at work – particularly if it belongs to a scent hound – but exactly how far can dogs smell? Over the last century, this special skill has been put to incredible use ...

which includes dogs that practice canine nose work through odor detection sports. The dogs were hired for their personality traits and task-focusing ability rather than breed-specific characteristics.

Scientists used laser sensors to study how dogs' brains react to smells. Findings may change health and rescue work.