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This article is from the Working Dogs FAQ, posted to rec.pets.dogs newsgroup. Maintained by Cindy Tittle Moore with numerous contributions by others.

007. Cadaver search

Dogs can be trained to find cadavers, new or old. Some dogs are employed on archeological digs to help locate old graves. Other dogs are used by law enforcement to find recently dead people, or to collect all the bones found in an area. Others find drowning victims. This is a rapidly expanding field, with new methods of training currently being developed.

 

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