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Articles on guide dogs

June 8, 2020

Curious Kids: How far away can dogs smell and hear?

Susan Hazel, University of Adelaide and Eduardo J Fernandez, Florida Institute of Technology

Imagine being able to detect a smell from more than a kilometre away. Dogs can sniff out things from a greater distance than that.

November 27, 2019

Carmel Nottle, University of South Australia

As part of their training, a guide dog will practise getting around some of the most common places the person they will guide needs to go.

April 18, 2018

Paul Harpur, The University of Queensland; Martie-Louise Verreynne, The University of Queensland, and Nancy Pachana, The University of Queensland

A national legal framework for accreditation and authorisation could prevent the growth of fake assistance animal users.

Susan Hazel
Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
Carmel Nottle
Lecturer - Human Movement / Clinical Exercise Physiology, Adelaide University
Eduardo J Fernandez
Visiting Assistant Professor, Florida Institute of Technology
Paul Harpur
Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland; Syracuse University
Martie-Louise Verreynne
Professor in Innovation and Associate Dean (Research), The University of Queensland
Nancy Pachana
Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland