Note from FOTD - if this subject interests you, one of the forerunners in Medical Scent DetectionsDogs, is Dina Zaphiris. On her website there are multiple articles on research on this subject that can be downloaded.
The ability of a dog to discriminate scent has long been utilized by their human to assist them in locating game, people and objects. The science associated with scent has been studied and dogs are well known to have the ability to smell scents many times better than humans. Some breeds have up to 220 million olfactory receptors, versus 5 million in humans. They are able to identify and differentiate scents that are blended with many other contaminants with significant reliability. The following article gives brief insight into the dog’s sense of smell:
“The Dog’s Sense of Smell” By Julio E. Correa
Alabama A&M and AuburnUniversities
Copyright 2011 by Alabama Cooperative Extension System
UNP-0066
Dogs Sense of Smell
“The Dog’s Sense of Smell” By Julio E. Correa
Alabama A&M and AuburnUniversities
Copyright 2011 by Alabama Cooperative Extension System
UNP-0066
Dogs Sense of Smell