The Nose Knows (Modified Museum of Science Presentation)
Channel: Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA
Date: 2020-05-25

This is an updated and modified version of a live presentation given at the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts in 2020. This presentation was given for three weekends leading up to the COVID19 crisis, which shut down the museum and the "Dogs, A Science Tail" exhibit until it's safe to return.  I wanted to make sure that everyone who missed this talk was able to see at least a version of it, and while we had live dogs doing live searches on stage, I used previously recorded videos of the skills we would use in a scentwork class so people can hopefully be inspired to find an online class and try this at home with their pets during the COVOD19 pandemic. 

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Have you ever wondered how a dog "sees" the world through scent? What are some of the cool jobs dogs do with their noses? How can they help humans? You can even use what you learn today to teach your dog to find food hides using the basic skills that cadaver dogs, cancer detection dogs, and police dogs use for detection!

So let's learn all about the dog's nose and how much we humans depend on it! 

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Resources: 
The Museum of Science, Boston: https://www.mos.org/

Dogs! A Science Tail!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzNlpAQwsOU

Tucker and Jack - Whale Poop Detection Dogs: 
https://www.biology.washington.edu/news/news/1504634400/tucker-orca-poop-detection-dog-seattlemet

How Dogs Detect Drugs (Talent Hounds): https://youtu.be/_HIw9XVLMDI 

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Special thanks to: 
New England Dog Training Club; Donna Culbert and Sammy of Donna's Do Right Dogs; Melissa Serrano of Neighborhood Paws; and members of the Muttstuff Facebook Group who so kindly reached out and submitted photos of Service Dog demonstrations. Thank you!

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For any questions, topic ideas, training video suggestions, etc., please don't hesitate to reach out: considerationsbook at gmail dot com. 

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Thank you! 
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