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Here you find a selection of links to:
- useful guidelines and open-science articles on detection work
- some professional detection dog trainers (in the Netherlands and Belgium).
- some inspiring international detection groups!
Ecological detection dog trainers in Belgium and The Netherlands
- Simon Prins Animal Consultancy and Training (The Netherlands)
- K9 Scentwork Coaching Nick Meuris (België)
- Dogs in Balance (detectielessen algemeen) (België)
- Canis optimus (detectielessen algemeen) (België)
- Epona (detectie bedwantsen) (België)
- Habitus Detectie Centrum (België)
- Scent Detection Academy (The Netherlands)
- DogSense (België)
- TwoK9 (België, Wallonië)
Some useful articles on scent detection work:
- Back to basics with conservation detection dogs (De Matteo et al., 2019)
- Nosework induces positive judgment bias (Duranton & Horowitz, 2018)
- Methodological considerations in detection research (Lazarowski et al., 2020)
- Dogs and conservation issues (Whitehouse-Tedd et al., 2021)
- Training methodology for detection dogs on lagomorphs (Matthew et al., 2021)
More fundamental nose and behaviour stuff:
- Dog nose (Buzek et al., 2022)
- Fatigue and detection (Gazit & Terkel, 2003)
- Olfaction and animal welfare (Nielsen et al., 2015)
- Persistent behaviour and scent discrimination (Dalall & Hall, 2019)
- Canine Olfaction Physiology (Kokocinska-Kusiak et al. 2021)
- Olfactory System and the Brain (Andrews et al., 2022)
- Dogs sniff out social rank in wolf scat (Bottaro & Marucco, 2024)
- Dogs sniff out human stress (Wilson et al., 2022)
Some inspiring international groups working on ecological detection:
- Wildlifedetectiondogs (Germany)
- Conservationk9consultancy (UK)
- Amphibian and Reptile Detection Dogs (Nikki Glover, UK)
- Working Dogs for Conservation (USA)
- Rogue Dogs (USA)
- Youtube uitleg over Rogue Dogs
- Advisory Board of Conservation Detection Dog (UK)
- Predator management and detection (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences …
Comparison of methods:
- Detecting small and cryptic animals by themography & dog (Karp, 2020)
- Survey of detection dogs (Grimm-Seyfarth, 2021)
- Dogs versus e-DNA to detect invasive fish (Collins et al., 2022)
- Conservation detection dogs efficacy and methodology (McKeague et al., 2024)
- Wildlife carcasses: detection dogs, thermal imaging and drones (Sandor et al., …
- Detection of ticks by dogs vs tick drag surveys (Koser et al., 2025)
- Detection of spotted lantern fly by dogs vs humans (Fuller et al., 2024)
- Surveying techniques for European hedgehogs (Bearman-Brown et al., 2020)
Studies on several detection targets:
- Carcass detection dogs to assess mowing mortality (Deàk et al., 2021)
- Wolf scat detection improves genetic monitoring (Roda et al., 2021)
- Scat detection dog for Pyrenean Brown bear monitoring(Sentilles et al., 2021)
- Canine detection of giant bullfrog scent (Matthew et al., 2021)
- Community pest detection dog project in New Zealand (Cochran et al. 2023)