Secrets of the snout
Subtitle: the dog's incredible nose
By: Frank Rosell ; foreword by Marc Bekoff ; translated by Diane Oatley
Contributors: Bekoff, Marc, author of foreword; Oatley, Diane, translator
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780226536361
Subjects: Sense organs; Olfactory sensors; Working dogs; Dogs
Work titles: Nese for alt
Description: Dogs and humans have worked side by side for thousands of years, and over the millennia we've come to depend upon our pooches as hunters, protectors, and faithful companions. But when it comes to the extraordinary quality of man's best friend which we rely on most, the winner is clear, by a nose. In Secrets of the Snout, Frank Rosell blends storytelling and science as he sniffs out the myriad ways in which dogs have been trained to employe their incredible olfactory skills, from sussing out cancer and narcotics to locating endangered and invasive species, as well as missing persons (and golf balls)--Amazon.com
Notes: Translation of: En nese for alt.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-253) and index.

Translated from the Norwegian (Bokmål).
Table of contents: title: Dogs at work; title: A dog's sense of smell; title: A good judge of character; title: Pet finder; title: Search and rescue; title: On the hunt; title: Police work; title: Customs and border control; title: Military; title: Medical detection; title: Field assistant; title: Pest detector and building inspector; title: Other work tasks for sniffer dogs.