Dogs trained to sniff out COVID-19 score near perfect detections

Eichhörnchen · 06-17-20, 12:49 PM

I'll buy that and the sooner this form of detection becomes common practice the better

Jimbuna · 06-17-20, 01:05 PM

Well, it's already been proven with the likes of drugs and explosives so why not diseases.

mapuc · 06-17-20, 01:18 PM

They have also trained dog to sniff out Cancer.
Don't know if it's all type of cancer

Markus

Jimbuna · 06-17-20, 01:48 PM

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They have also trained dog to sniff out Cancer.
Don't know if it's all type of cancer

Markus

You could add Parkinsons and the early onset of dementia but as I said earlier Markus 'diseases.

August · 06-17-20, 02:06 PM

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Well, it's already been proven with the likes of drugs and explosives so why not diseases.

I read somewhere that a dogs sense of smell is 20,000 times more powerful than ours. Amazing.

Cybermat47 · 06-17-20, 02:08 PM

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I read somewhere that a dogs sense of smell is 20,000 times more powerful than ours. Amazing.

That’s why they sniff other dogs’ butts. They can actually tell a lot about the other dog just from that.

Platapus · 06-17-20, 04:27 PM

It is hard to measure how much better a dog's sense of smell than a human's. But what we do know is that dogs can possess 300,000,000 olfactory receptors while humans have about 6,000,000

The part of a dog's brain that process olfactory data is about 40 times (proportional) larger than the part of our brain that processes olfactory data.

And if that ain't enough. Dogs posses an organ that is absent in humans. It is called the Vomeronasal Organ or sometimes the Jacobson's organ. This organ is specialized to focus on pheromones. The Jacobson's organ communicates with a separate part of the dog's brain than other olfactory data.

Dogs are just walking and pooping noses... with a slobbery tongue

Col7777 · 06-17-20, 05:32 PM

In Maddie McCann Case they had Cadaver dogs in the apartment, they sniffed out death but Gerry McCann, Maddie's father said, "You can't trust dogs."

When I worked at the airport I watched the customs dogs sniff out drugs many a time.
Funny one day one of my mates had his lunch on a chair, the customs girl who trained the dog was chatting to us but her dog eat the sandwiches.
My mate did well out of it because the customs bought him a lunch and it was better that his sandwiches.

Col.

Platapus · 06-18-20, 05:21 AM

When I was in EOD I used to work, occasionally, with the explosive seeking dogs. Yikes those mutts were good!!!
We could not be physically there when the dogs were searching as they would pick up the explosive residue from our uniforms and tools. Double Yikes

Jimbuna · 06-18-20, 05:25 AM

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I read somewhere that a dogs sense of smell is 20,000 times more powerful than ours. Amazing.

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A dog’s sense of smell is way stronger than ours.

Numbers abound about how much better a dog’s sense of smell is than ours. There are so many variables that it’s almost impossible to quantify. I’ve seen figures indicating that a dog’s sense of smell is from 10 to 100 to 1,000 to 1,000,000 times better. Scientists I’ve spoken with say that dogs can detect some, if not most, odors at concentrations of parts per trillion.

https://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/do...of-smell-facts

u crank · 06-18-20, 05:42 AM

Yes it is remarkable. My daughter's partner is a RCMP K-9 officer. His stories and explanations about how his dog tracks people is amazing.

em2nought · 06-18-20, 12:57 PM

I wonder if dogs can be trained to sniff out Antifa?

Platapus · 06-19-20, 05:31 AM

There is always one.

nikimcbee · 06-21-20, 09:25 PM

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I read somewhere that a dogs sense of smell is 20,000 times more powerful than ours. Amazing.

Myth confirmed.

BTW, Jim had a pint and a curry last night. Just sayin.

Jimbuna · 06-22-20, 10:51 AM

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Myth confirmed.

BTW, Jim had a pint and a curry last night. Just sayin.

Funny you say that because that is exactly what I had and my dog trusts me enough to be lying under my computer chair in the man cave as I type this

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	It is hard to measure how much better a dog's sense of smell than a human's. But what we do know is that dogs can possess 300,000,000 olfactory receptors while humans have about 6,000,000 The part of a dog's brain that process olfactory data is about 40 times (proportional) larger than the part of our brain that processes olfactory data. And if that ain't enough. Dogs posses an organ that is absent in humans. It is called the Vomeronasal Organ or sometimes the Jacobson's organ. This organ is specialized to focus on pheromones. The Jacobson's organ communicates with a separate part of the dog's brain than other olfactory data. Dogs are just walking and pooping noses... with a slobbery tongue __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Col7777 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 944 Downloads: 260 Uploads: 0	In Maddie McCann Case they had Cadaver dogs in the apartment, they sniffed out death but Gerry McCann, Maddie's father said, "You can't trust dogs." When I worked at the airport I watched the customs dogs sniff out drugs many a time. Funny one day one of my mates had his lunch on a chair, the customs girl who trained the dog was chatting to us but her dog eat the sandwiches. My mate did well out of it because the customs bought him a lunch and it was better that his sandwiches. Col. __________________ Silent and Violent

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When I was in EOD I used to work, occasionally, with the explosive seeking dogs. Yikes those mutts were good!!! We could not be physically there when the dogs were searching as they would pick up the explosive residue from our uniforms and tools. Double Yikes __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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