Medical Detection Dogs

Medical Detection Dogs leads ground-breaking work in the fight against cancer, as well as offering invaluable assistance to people with life threatening diseases. The charity does this by training Bio-Detection Dogs and Medical Alert Assistance Dogs. Bio-Detection Dogs are based at the training centre in Great Horwood and trained to scent the odour of diseases, particularly cancer, in human samples like urine, swabs and even breath. Medical Alert Assistance Dogs are placed at around 18 months of age, they’re with their owners constantly and are trained to identify unique odours which could indicate the onset of an medical crisis.