tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post9043159508807862799..comments2024-03-28T16:47:51.948-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: The Secret Life of the Sniffer DogOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-61250989325445929712020-09-21T18:03:09.706-04:002020-09-21T18:03:09.706-04:00TEEHEE!! The thing is, that no matter how they ar...TEEHEE!! The thing is, that no matter how they are dressed, the little critters who work in medical labs can tell right away if the person who has walked four hours to get to the clinic has TB. With that old test, where they use that needle thing on one's arm, the docs used to have to say, come back in four days so we can look at your arm.<br /><br />And on the minefields the rats are light enough to find the explosives without setting them off. Saves a lot of limbs of people and bigger beasts. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-47168288629377353232020-09-21T17:09:03.041-04:002020-09-21T17:09:03.041-04:00Thank you, Annamaria. What a wonderful organisatio...Thank you, Annamaria. What a wonderful organisation Apopo sounds! Although now, of course, I have this image in my head of a little rat wearing a mask and gown and latex gloves, taking a swab from the inside of someone's cheek...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67253411989423150622020-09-21T17:07:20.057-04:002020-09-21T17:07:20.057-04:00Strange? No. Sounds like exactly the kind of thing...Strange? No. Sounds like exactly the kind of thing I would have been wondering about, too.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24825558629903600742020-09-21T17:06:37.248-04:002020-09-21T17:06:37.248-04:00Thank you, kind sir. Let's hope so. I'm vo...Thank you, kind sir. Let's hope so. I'm voting for the dogs' noses, that's for sure.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-31487722819618965892020-09-21T17:05:30.756-04:002020-09-21T17:05:30.756-04:00And thank you! I'm very excited about it all.And thank you! I'm very excited about it all.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7523543099239617202020-09-21T17:05:05.101-04:002020-09-21T17:05:05.101-04:00Thanks, Kwei. Love the story of your brother's...Thanks, Kwei. Love the story of your brother's dog. Weird, though, because I spent some time staying with friends who owned three spaniels, who used to sit and stare at you longingly at mealtimes. I got to know these dogs well, even looking after them while their owners were away, and they KNEW (the dogs, that is) that I never, ever, fed them from my plate while I was eating, but I was always the one they came and gathered around at mealtimes, as though they were determined to break me down, given time...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-22253850717825249642020-09-21T15:45:34.390-04:002020-09-21T15:45:34.390-04:00Congratulations on the new series deal, Zoe. I lo...Congratulations on the new series deal, Zoe. I look forward to these new characters. <br /><br />Regarding sniffer dogs, I've wondered about that with Covid. Thanks to a post Michael put up years ago, I have for some time sent a small monthly donation to Apopo, a nonprofit that trains African pouched rats to find land mines and perform tuberculosis tests. This info about dogs is astonishing. I hope people who work with them can train them to detect covid and fast! We have too many members of our own species who are too dumb to properly deal with the virus. Reaching out to truly useful members of other species might be just the ticket.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-46547623897093172672020-09-21T10:51:38.522-04:002020-09-21T10:51:38.522-04:00Funny story: one day in class when I was a kid, th...Funny story: one day in class when I was a kid, the teacher caught me daydreaming. "Quartey!" he called out. "Stand up. Why are you not paying attention?"<br />"Sorry, sir," I said. "I was just contemplating the fact that dogs have a sense of smell 10,000 times sharper than people."<br />The rest of the class just didn't get it. I was a strange kid sometimes 😂Kwei Quarteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469765268067837660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-80699778083985994112020-09-20T18:01:21.552-04:002020-09-20T18:01:21.552-04:00Congratulations on the new series, oh Grand Nefeli...Congratulations on the new series, oh Grand Nefelibata you! I thinks the use of dogs' sense of smell is a vast untapped source of diagnostic support in so many ways. It's been talked about for decades, and perhaps now (in Covid times) it finally will be pursued with vigor! Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7396198752641594542020-09-20T12:58:21.270-04:002020-09-20T12:58:21.270-04:00congrats Zoë on your fabulous new deal!congrats Zoë on your fabulous new deal!Kwei Quarteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469765268067837660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-11849852009819578572020-09-20T12:56:29.259-04:002020-09-20T12:56:29.259-04:00And I'm assuming dogs also have a memory bank ...And I'm assuming dogs also have a memory bank for their smells. My brother's dog Kelsie, who passed some years ago, always knew who I was the moment I entered their home in MD, even if it had been more than 8 months since the last visit. Some of it could have been visual memory as well, but what was so funny was that she knew I was the guy who was willing to run around with her in the backyard with a play stick. As soon as I arrived at my brother's place, Kelsie would joyfully make a beeline for the backyard, looking behind her as if to say, "Come along! Let's continue our game from 8 months back." She was a sweetheart.Kwei Quarteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469765268067837660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-89552005894626719262020-09-20T09:17:53.193-04:002020-09-20T09:17:53.193-04:00Thanks, Michael. It is amazing just how sensitive ...Thanks, Michael. It is amazing just how sensitive a dog's nose really is, but perhaps what is even more amazing is how little use we put it to...<br /><br />Thank you -- to you and to K -- for the good wishes on the new series!Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-55980215624120507282020-09-20T09:16:17.404-04:002020-09-20T09:16:17.404-04:00Thanks for your comment, K. I wonder what that dog...Thanks for your comment, K. I wonder what that dog recognised on the woman at the airport... Interesting to wonder, isn't it? While researching this post, I read about a cancer detection dog that 'insisted' on indicating for a particular patient, despite an initially negative result from conventional testing. A second test revealed minute cancerous cells. So, yes, let's hope for Covid-19 detection dogs soon.Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-42513741166415392152020-09-20T04:18:16.298-04:002020-09-20T04:18:16.298-04:00Amazing post. Parts per trillion? Maybe all detect...Amazing post. Parts per trillion? Maybe all detective work should just be handed over to dogs. Surely they will be able to identify a murderer from the smell...<br />Congrats on the new series!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-90490484839954780272020-09-20T00:31:22.219-04:002020-09-20T00:31:22.219-04:00Hi Zoë
Thanks for the fascinating post...just this...Hi Zoë<br />Thanks for the fascinating post...just this morning I read a local article where a woman was indicated by a drug dog at the airport - in spite of not taking any or having any... she is still mystified, though wondered whether it may have been from a train seat or casual contact.<br />My hope is that sniffer dogs for Covid happen soon. Great to hear about your new series. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536785843651496385noreply@blogger.com