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How dogs are using their special powers to help us save water

With a sense of smell 10,000 times sharper than ours, dogs can have a significant impact in the conservation sector.

France

Dogs in France can be retrained in weeks to detect COVID-19

Scientists in France say right now sniffer dogs are more reliable than the PCR tests in detecting COVID-19

USA

Unassailable lead: Wilbur is top dog in race to be mayor of US town

He got more votes than Jack Rabbit, a Beagle, and Poppy, a Golden Retriever.

Norway

Chihuahua granted reprieve after Jean-Claude Van Damme intervention

Raya was due to be euthanized by Norwegian authorities after she was confiscated due to not having the correct paperwork, but a petition, shared by the actor, has given her a chance at survival.

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Finland

'Corona dogs' deployed at Helsinki airport to sniff out COVID-19

According to studies, dogs can pick up COVID-19, even in asymptomatic people, with a success rate ranging to 94 to 100 per cent.

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Dog surfing competition cancelled in California due to COVID-19

Contestants - or more likely their owners - are being asked to submit videos of their moves instead.

United Kingdom

St Bernard rescued from mountain as tables turn

A St Bernard dog in England decided it was payback time and called in a rescue team to get her off the mountain

Green News

Human hair and dog fur may be the secret weapon to fight oil spills

Could this organic solution help reduce plastic waste and the disastrous effects of oil spills?

Green News

Lewis Hamilton's dog goes vegan: the science of plant-based pet food

Veganuary isn't just for humans anymore, even dogs are getting on board with plant-based lifestyles.

United Kingdom

Release the hounds: UK deploys dogs to sniff out coronavirus

Medical detection dogs already have a successful history catching the presence of malaria and certain types of cancers in humans.

United Kingdom

Could sniffer dogs be trained to discover if someone has coronavirus?

Dogs can not only detect weapons and drugs with their strong sense of smell, but they can also sniff out disease - now they're being trained to smell coronavirus

World News

'Can they get COVID-19?' and other questions about pets in a pandemic

We asked expert Sean Wensley how to care for pets during the coronavirus pandemic.

China

Dogs, cats can't give you COVID-19 — but they can test positive

Scientists in Hong Kong believe a dog that tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus has a low level of infection and probably picked it from a human.

USA

US halts sending sniffer dogs to Egypt and Jordan over care concerns

It comes after a US government report uncovered several preventable deaths of its bomb-sniffing dogs in Egypt and Jordan.

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UK: Muddy conditions add to the fun for dry-land dogsledders

Muddy conditions greeted 150 teams from 15 countries as they competed in the 2019 WSA (World Sleddog Association) Dryland World Championships

USA

Who's a good boy? US won't name dog that helped catch ISIS leader

The dog, whose name is classified, was chasing al-Baghdadi in a tunnel when the ISIS leader detonated a suicide vest.

United Kingdom

Emotional support dogs in 'distress' removed from flight at Gatwick

A Norwegian air captain decided to offload two owners and their emotional support dogs, the airline company said.

Denmark

'Overweight Danes are more likely to have overweight dogs': study

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen say that the prevalence of overweight dogs is more than twice as large among overweight owners than those who have a normal or slim weight.

USA

Watch: California surfing dogs hang ten to help orphaned pets

The dog days of summer may be gone, but that didn't stop these canine competitors. The Surf Dog Surf-a-thon has been raising money for orphaned pets for 14 years.

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Surfing dogs hit the waves in California

The Helen Woodward Animal Center held its 14th Annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon on Sunday (September 8) in Rancho Santa Fe, California.