Medical Detection dog visits Ampthill Rotary

Rotarians Nigel Milway & Philip Hines welcomed Geoff Lambert & Sukhi the Medical Detection dog to our meeting this month.

Dogs have been used for years in the detection of drugs & semtex. Anyone visiting Australia will have seen them sniffing out unwanted fruit & vegetables.

Geoff gave a fascinating talk about Medical Detection Dogs a charity based in Great Horwood.

Dogs are trained to assist individuals who manage complex medical health conditions. One of these is diabetes .With their amazing sense of smell the dogs are trained to detect sensitive changes in blood sugar levels. When these levels fall or rise outside the normal range they will warn their owner, get help and fetch any vital medical supplies. This gives people greater independence & saves lives on a daily basis. The charity is now carrying out studies into whether dogs can detect aggressive cancers from both breath & urine samples.