Texas Tech University to train rescue dogs to help farmers detect pests, invasive species
TTU training dogs to help farmers By Julie Castaneda | February 22, 2021 at 4:22 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 8:07 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Dogs have long been used to sniff out everything from drugs to bombs. Now some of our four-legged friends will be trained to help farmers.
“What our group does is really focused on: what can the dogs smell? What can they detect? What are their capabilities for a wide variety of applications,” said Nathan Hall, Assistant Professor of Companion Animal Science. Nathan Hall, Assistant Professor of Companion Animal Science at Texas Tech University. (Source: Ashley Rodgers)