SNIFFER DOGS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN CRIMINAL AND MILITARY PROBES
Sniffer dogs have played a vital role in criminal investigations for decades thanks their unrivalled sense of smell.
While the average human has around five to 10million olfactory cells in their nose, a dog has as many as 200 million.
Police
have long trained canines to detect illicit substances such as drugs,
but in recent years they have also been used in anti-terror and military
operations to sniff out the smallest traces of explosive materials.
Generally,
training will take place from a young age and involve rewarding them
with a toy or treat when they encounter the scent.
But it is vital that they are fully trained not to touch any substance they locate in case it is designed to explode on impact.
Training will very often continue throughout their careers to ensure their skills are up to scratch.
In
the case of Diesel, she had apparently been used during the siege to
sniff out improvised explosives devices (IEDs) that may have been set as
booby-traps at the entrance of the building by the jihadis.
Sniffer dogs are also used in a similar vein in war zones.
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