{"id":1194492,"date":"2022-01-06T15:19:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T20:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1194492"},"modified":"2022-01-06T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T20:20:11","slug":"watch-dogs-sent-to-public-schools-to-sniff-out-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dogs-sent-to-public-schools-to-sniff-out-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Dogs Sent To Public Schools To Sniff Out COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-dogs-sent-to-public-schools-to-sniff-out-covid-19%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1194492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two dogs trained to detect a smell found among people who test positive with COVID-19 will visit three Massachusetts school districts, according to local media reports on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The two dogs will include a black labrador named Huntah and a golden lab named Duke.<\/p>\n<p>The three school districts included Freetown, Lakeville, and Norton School Districts. The two dogs are expected to visit 15 different school locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith COVID, whether it\u2019s the Omicron, whether it\u2019s the Delta, our dogs will hit on it,\u201d said Bristol County Capt. Paul Douglas told <a href=\"https:\/\/boston.cbslocal.com\/2022\/01\/04\/covid-sniffing-k9s-dogs-bristol-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBZ-TV<\/a>. \u201cAnd if there\u2019s a new variant that comes out in six months, hopefully there isn\u2019t, but if there is one, COVID is COVID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">COVID Detecting Dogs Begin Working In 3 Massachusetts School Districts<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vhX3JkiCXq\">https:\/\/t.co\/vhX3JkiCXq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wbz\/status\/1478506201268858883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see it as a great opportunity for kids to recognize that we are doing everything we can to mitigate the risk and I want them to feel secure and safe and not anxious about their surroundings,\u201d Fairhaven School Superintendent Tara Kohler told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DeEtta Mills is the Dir. of the International Forensic Research Institute at FIU &amp; Biology Chair \u2014 in Norton today to certify the detector dogs. <br \/>The program was modeled after training dogs to sniff out a fungus that killed avocado trees in Florida. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V47qOYb8Fu\">pic.twitter.com\/V47qOYb8Fu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelly O&#8217;Neill (@NBC10_KellyO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBC10_KellyO\/status\/1478813110987276295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Huntah and Duke are considered the first two law enforcement dogs in the nation trained to detect the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBCSO K9s Huntah and Duke are the first law enforcement K9s in the country trained to detect COVID. We celebrated at a small graduation ceremony yesterday,\u201d the department shared on Twitter last year.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BCSO K9s Huntah and Duke are the first law enforcement K9s in the country trained to detect COVID. We celebrated at a small graduation ceremony yesterday. Huntah is Capt. Douglas\u2019 partner and Duke is paired with Officer Santos. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheriffHodgson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SheriffHodgson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fohQMK5mnW\">pic.twitter.com\/fohQMK5mnW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bristol County Sheriff&#8217;s Office (@BristolSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolSheriff\/status\/1415670594901667848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new program has led to newfound fame for the dogs as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@SheriffHodgson\u2069 is sitting down with Dr. DeEtta Mills and Brett Mills for his podcast today. Dr. Mills and the \u2066@FIU_Forensics team created the Covid-detection dog program and researched the science behind it. Today, the BCSO has two Covid dogs thanks to FIU,\u201d the Bristol County Sheriff\u2019s Office posted on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cK9 Officer Teddy Santos and his partner Duke joined Sheriff Hodgson on the next episode. We\u2019ll post the links when the shows are released,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">K9 Officer Teddy Santos and his partner Duke joined Sheriff Hodgson on the next episode. We\u2019ll post the links when the shows are released. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TWqlwmytjk\">pic.twitter.com\/TWqlwmytjk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bristol County Sheriff&#8217;s Office (@BristolSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolSheriff\/status\/1479137413087772678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two dogs are part of a new Florida International University program that is training K-9s in COVID-19 protection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur COVID-19 detector dogs are part of our campus-wide efforts to create the best possible environment using available evidence and our own research,\u201d FIU Provost and Chief Operating Officer Kenneth Furton <a href=\"https:\/\/news.fiu.edu\/2021\/fiu-is-training-dogs-to-detect-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuch like bomb-detecting dogs, COVID-19 detecting dogs can sweep an area and alert to the presence of the odor that is left on surfaces (particles, aerosols, cellular material) by a person infected with COVID-19,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p>Dogs used in the program at Miami International Airport reported more than 99% accuracy at COVID-19 detection in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn published, peer-reviewed, double-blind trials, the dogs were found to accurately detect COVID-19 96 to 99 percent of the time,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/covid-sniffing-dogs-miami-airport-have-99-percent-accuracy-detecting-infections-1628428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two dogs trained to detect a smell found among people who test positive with COVID-19 will visit three Massachusetts school districts, according to local media reports on Tuesday. The two dogs will include a black labrador named Huntah and a golden lab named Duke. 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