Termite Sniffing Dogs
It might be true that we learn something new everyday, but most of those things are boring and trivial. Not so for me today. Lanie and I finally have a contract on our house, and today was the day for inspections. Turns out that we had to get the cats out of the house for this process because they were bringing termite sniffing dogs into the house! I knew about dogs and drugs, but dogs and bugs—no idea. Turns out those little wood eating bastards produce a terrific amount of methane. (Apparently the methane is produced by micro-organisms in their digestive tracts, but whose counting?) The dogs can detect this scent through concrete, drywalls, and floorboards with 97% accuracy. I’m pretty impressed. I’m also a little worried. We rid ourselves of termites several years ago, but our Terminex contract just expired…
Turns out dogs can smell landmines and truffles as well. Check it out.