From National Geographic: Dogs in Training to Sniff Out Cancer.
Posted on August 22, 2004 12:39 AM. Filed under: animals, insects, etc.Some people say that old dogs can't be taught new tricks. But don't tell that to Larry Myers.
A professor of veterinary medicine at Alabama's Auburn University, Myers has trained unwanted dogs to detect everything from drugs and bombs to off-flavor catfish and agricultural pests.
Myers says that, with proper training, just about any dog can learn to detect a unique scent — even the odor of certain cancers. [continue]