Scent to Science:Training
Life Saving Dogs
​Powering Life‑Changing Research Through Bio‑Detection Dogs Where science, compassion, and canine intelligence come together to create meaningful impact
OUR MISSION
Train and deploy medical detection dogs - that is detection dogs trained for applications in health to improve diagnostics working collaboratively with researchers, government, community and industry.
OUR GOALS
Detect
Train and deploy high quality medical detection dogs
Research
Conduct and fund research to better understand the potential of the dog’s sense of smell for medical applications and improve detection of disease by developing methods to detect disease earlier, more non-invasively, and more accessible
Accessibility
Create pathways to commercialisation of medical detection to enhance access to non-invasive diagnostic resources, including through influencing government policy and laws to ensure better access to medical detection dogs as a diagnostic option
Communicate
Conduct advocacy, outreach, and education to spread awareness of chronic illness, lack of diagnosis, complex health conditions, and to enhance awareness of medical detection as a discipline and option
Support
Conduct and support medical alert training and access to scent based assistance dog applications
