Brittany Ferries, new air routes, prices: Six France travel updates With the summer approaching, we look at reopening ferry and air routes and Air France’s price hike
Dogs trained to sniff out water leaks in France The water network is trialling the idea. Handlers train German Shepherd dogs to sniff out serious leaks of underground pipes from the surface and make it a ‘game’ for them
Covid sniffer dogs could work summer events in France Trained sniffer dogs can be educated to react to the smell of Covid within two or three days using a sample manufactured in a laboratory
news Covid sniffer dog tests start on public in France Sniffer dogs are being trialled among students as a method of detecting positive Covid cases, following promising results in earlier studies
Sniffer dogs in France to detect Covid-19 in care homes It is hoped that the dogs will be operational in retirement homes by March 2021
WHO backing for French Covid-19 sniffer dogs tests Researchers hope organisation's support will convince health authorities in France to grant additional funding
A nose for trouble helps police and security The man in charge of the gendarmerie dog training centre in Gramat in the Lot, Col Dominique Dalier, is quick to summarise why the animals are so important to security and law enforcement.
Sniffer dogs start clinical trials to help breast cancer patients FRANCE has started clinical trials using trained sniffer dogs to detect breast cancer – with the hope of also being able to carry out similar non-invasive tests to detect lung and prostate cancers at a distance.
