Originally Posted by ingwe


Pete: The Russians I am afraid were wrong about the jackals ability...it is less than that of a full sized ( 50 lb dog) HOWEVER, the jackal is a good size to deploy, and has a manic focus...so the Russians interbred them with some kind of smallish dog for a hybrid thats easy to deploy in tight places and focused. Olfactory ability being less than a dog still puts it quantum leaps off the charts compared to a human.


I didn't realise that the scenting aspect of the breeding programme had been discredited. I believe they were bred for Aeroflot but never in any great numbers. Over here, Customs at a couple of ports were using Border Terriers (from working lines)for the same type of work..

Re the rats, I read somewhere that they actually smell in stereo with each nostril capable of processing different smells simultaneously..If that's true, its make human scenting ability look even more crude!




Last edited by Pete E; 11/18/14.

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