Most consecutive medical samples identified by dogs

The most consecutive medical samples identified by dogs is 24 achieved by Medical Detection Dogs (UK) in Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire, UK, on 24 November 2022.

Five dogs trained by Medical Detection Dogs were involved with the record: Bumper (golden retriever, six years old, male); Jodie (yellow Labrador retriever, five years old, female); Jude (yellow Labrador retriever, four years old, male); Florin (fox red Labrador retriever, eight years old, female); and Lexi (yellow Labrador retriever x golden retriever, six years old, female).

The medical conditions being sniffed out during the record attempt were COVID-19, Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, Pseudomonas infection and postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS).

Formally established as a charity in 2008, Medical Detection Dogs has trained dogs to use their powerful sense of smell to sniff out 28 different types of disease/disorder or a change in a disease/disorder status that could lead to a health emergency. As of February 2022, these include: Addison’s disease (adrenal insufficiency), anaphylaxis, asthma, blood glucose (e.g., diabetes), congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), complicated migraines, cortisol, drop attacks, epilepsy, heart conditions, hemiplaegic migraines, idiopathic pancreatitis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), narcolepsy, non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD), nut allergy, postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), syncopy, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, colo-rectal cancer, breast cancer, malaria, Parkinson’s, COVID-19, Pseudomonas bacteria, E. coli bacteria and canine cancer.