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Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs
The Scent Detectives · Series 1 · Episode 5
Previously shown on Sky Nature on Sun 13 Sep 2026 at 05:00.
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ChannelSky Nature
StartsSun 13 Sep 2026, 05:00
EndsSun 13 Sep 2026, 06:00
Episode / edition: The Scent Detectives
Episode number: Series 1 · Episode 5
SkySky Q / Satellite124About this showing of Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs
How dogs are trained to use smell for life-saving conservation work and environmental policing. Featuring a South African dog helping to monitor endangered tortoises, a labrador who ensures that non-native zebra mussels do no damage to the habitats of Western Canada, and a whale scat detection dog, who plays a vital role in research into the decline of orca whales.
