Dogs rely on scent in ways that still surprise researchers. They have up to 300 million olfactory receptors, compared to about 6 million in humans, and can detect smells 10,000 to 100,000 times more ...

Sienna slipped away from the adoption-event crowd in Virginia and made a beeline for a man she had never met. Then she sat at ...

Medical alert dogs are specially trained to detect and respond to a variety of medical conditions. These dogs are becoming increasingly popular among individuals with chronic medical conditions, such ...

Lompoc Health neurologist Dr. Philip Ente has received a two-year grant to scientifically prove that dogs can tell when a seizure will occur. Dr. Ente, a clinical professor and a diplomate of the ...

A motorcycle association is helping a youngster get the help he needs: a service dog trained to alert family members when he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 4-year-old shelter dog credited with recognizing a man's seizures has been adopted, finding a forever home with Shannon Sweeney ...

A medical alert dog is a service dog trained to alert you at the onset of a medical condition, such as a seizure, low blood sugar, or the presence of a food allergen. You’ll have to complete an ...

It was back in the early 1990s that people who studied dogs were surprised by a number of reports about dogs like Harley, a golden retriever owned by Victoria Doroshenko. Victoria has epilepsy, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dogs have a powerful sense of smell, there's no doubt about that. While us humans stumble through life guided mostly by our eyes, ...