American Foulbrood Sniffing dogs

[Knisely]

In Maryland, a state employee is training dogs to inspect hives for harmful bacteria ? a crucial job as honeybees are sent around the country to pollinate crops.
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/dining/dogs-bees-colonies-sniff-bacteria.html

[sawdstmakr]

I don?t know why they need a dog. Most bee inspectors that I talk to can walk through an apiary and smell hives that have AFB.
The only advantage I would see is the dogs would be able to smell it much earlier than a human could.
Jim

[Stephanie30]

Well, it's good news, isn't it? I mean with all that information that we heard lately about bees disappearing dogs can help to save them, right?  I'm sorry if my question is dumb! It's just the beekeeping is something new for me. The thing is that my father-in-law owns this business and because I've got fired during the pandemic he wants me to join him until I'll get a new job. So, I'm just browsing beekeeping forums to learn as much as possible. I'm a vet doctor btw and I know much more about pets than bees  I even have a blog about dog's health as a hobby so I hope to combine it with beekeeping.

[sawdstmakr]

Stephanie,
Welcome to Beemaster.
Jim Altmiller