Sewage sniffing ‘Sable’!!

While surfing the net, I came across this news post which caught my attention. So I thought of sharing this unique story with you. I know you’ve heard of bomb sniffing, drug sniffing and even diabetes sniffing dogs. But a sewage sniffing dog is the latest to join the bandwagon.

In a very innovative move, Kittery a seacoast community has decided to harness the potentiality of a 3 year old Michigan-based canine to detect leaks in septic systems and other sources of potential contamination. The German Shepherd mix called Sable was initiated into the sewage sniffing training in March of 2007 after being adopted from a Lake Odessa animal shelter.

According to a spokesperson of the Spruce Creek Organization, they would keep the dog in the seacoast for about a week. It is an initiative on the part of the organization to save the Spruce Creek and its adjacent watershed from the onslaught of illicit wastes products. Sable would enable them to identify the hot spots, she said.

The dog’s trainer, Scott Reynolds says that Sable will bark when he detects waste in storm drains and water sources. The sewage can be traced back to its source from there he concluded.

This is indeed a one of its kind step. Hope it bears fruit so that in future many such Sables can be trained to help Mother Earth get rid of the ‘monster’ called pollution.

For further information you can log onto SableTheSniffer.com.