>>> dogs to be 100% accurate in sniffing out guns in baggage>>>
>>>Can you say "Clever Hans"?>>>
Can you say "Double Blind"?
The olfactory abilities of dogs is well researched, in fact, a dog's nose has over 220
million cells associated with the sense of smell, while the human nose has only 5
million. I don't know about 100% accuracy, but below is a website with references on
dog's ability to detect explosives. It is a personal webpage, but if you scroll to
the bottom there is a very impressive list of over 100 different references.
http://users.aol.com./sprite710/mainpage.htm#MYPROJ
Now HERE is something to think about, some doctors believe that a dog can be trained
to smell and detect skin cancer! The following website discusses the research with
George, the first melanoma sniffing dog:
http://www.canoe.ca/HealthNews/980910_jones.html
