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Twisterdog
02-28-2004, 09:52 PM
A researcher at Montana State University has trained a dog to sniff out Knapweed, a noxious plant that can displace native plants and damge the surrounding ecosystem on rangeland. The dog will signal her finds by digging at the plants' base for a few seconds. A Global Positioning System device will track her during her search, noting the position at which she digs.

Terriers will be great at this job! :)



Source - April 2004 Dog Fancy

Karen
02-28-2004, 10:03 PM
Gosh, Lab owners out there - can you imagine giving a Lab permission to dig?