SEVILLE, Ohio — There are jumping dogs who can leap through a hoop. Diving dogs who will soar off a dock after a favorite toy. Those who fetch with ease, and those who know a long list of tricks.

Nosework, also known as Scent Work, is a sport in which a dog fully relies on his own sense of smell, turning a dog’s favorite activity — using its nose — into a fun game. In training and in ...

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Allergy, scientists employed a special group of furry recruits whose job it was to snuffle out stubborn Staphylococcus aureus infections. 2 “The study was ...