Cancer & Bio Detection Dog Roadmap

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What Do Our Dogs Do?

It's a commonly known fact that dogs have an incredible sense of smell. Interested in how we learn 'what the nose knows?' Read on!
Determining Accuracy

From the dog to the data - explore how we measure a dogs ability to detect disease.
What Makes a Good Cancer and Bio Detection Dog?

Interested in what makes a super sniffer? Find out what we look for in our Cancer and Bio Detection Dogs.
Medical Detection Dogs Guinness World Records

We’ve always known Medical Detection Dogs are special but it’s now official – they are record breakers according to the global authority on all things record-breaking, Guinness World Records.

Job Vacancies

Working for Medical Detection Dogs is an exciting and rewarding experience. We are at the cutting edge of British innovation and collaborate with institutions and healthcare organisations around the world.
Volunteering with Medical Detection Dogs
Rehoming a Medical Detection Dog

The welfare of our dogs is of paramount importance to us; whilst they are training and working, but also when they are retired or withdrawn. Dogs that are ending their career with Medical Detection Dogs make wonderful pets, and we take care to ensure their individual needs are met when finding them a new home. Click on the link to find out more about this rewarding opportunity.
Bowel Cancer
Anatomy of the Dog’s Nose
Our Projects

We research how trained dogs can detect diseases through volatile compounds, building a strong evidence base in collaboration with UK and international partners. While continuing our research, we're now also exploring real-world applications.
Dogs informing technology

Electronic Nose to Detect Cancer at our Centre in UK first
About our Dogs - FAQ

Frequently asked questions about our dogs.
Request a Speaker

Would you like a Medical Detection Dogs Speaker to come to your club, organisation or group to talk about the amazing work we do?
Teams

Bowel Cancer Urgent Appeal

Medical Detection Dogs has launched its first ever urgent fundraising appeal to support a pioneering project that could transform how bowel cancer is detected — using specially trained dogs. Read more

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