How to Escape a Police Sniffing Dog

Summary by Krater

The creator puts a human-tracking police dog, Shay, through a series of tests in the woods to debunk common search dog myths, and concludes by visiting Adam Savage.

From the video

Answers: Can a human-tracking dog find you in the woods?

• search and rescue dogs
• scent trailing
• tracking dog myths
• dog olfactory sense
• human scent molecules

What it concludes

• German Shepherds are as good at discerning smells as bloodhounds, but also extremely intelligent.
• Multiple people touching an article can confuse search dogs.
• Dogs can track human scent through water because scent molecules stick strongly to water and stream edges.
• Scent trail tracking dogs are an effective partnership between the dog and the handler.