Bedbug Sniffing Beagles And Other Scent Hounds

Introduces the beagle, a type of dog known as a scent hound because of its great sense of smell, and explains that beagles and dogs like them, besides being hunting dogs and pets, can be trained to find bedbugs in dark places by their smell.

Beagles and other scent hounds have been used for hundreds of years to sniff out game or track down people. Today, many beagles and other scent-driven canines have been used successfully to sniff out bombs, drugs, and even lost people. They are even used to help the many people who have had to fight the rising problem of bedbug infestation. Age-appropriate text explores the life, training, and work of these bedbug-sniffing dogs.

Introduces the beagle, a type of dog known as a scent hound because of its great sense of smell, and explains that beagles and dogs like them, besides being hunting dogs and pets, can be trained to find bedbugs in dark places by their smell.

Describes how dogs are trained to use their keen sense of smell to locate pests.

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Introduces detection rats, most of which are African pouched rats, the largest rat in the world, and explains that rats can be trained to find land mines and dangerous diseases.

Introduces the honeybee, describes how bees find flowers by sight and scent, and explains that bees can be trained to find land mines and bedbugs.

Take a sneak peek into the world of some of the bravest animals around in both English and standard Latin American Spanish. Police dogs work side-by-side with their human partners to stop crime, find missing people, stop illegal drug trafficking, and so much more. Spanish and English readers alike will be fascinated to learn about these animal detectives that protect and serve their communities every day.