Hunger Pangs and False Alarms: The Surprising Impact of Meal Timing on Scent Detection Dogs The latest research from New Zealand and Australia has revealed an unexpected correlation between meal timing and the accuracy of scent detection dogs.
When these working animals are hungry, they are more likely to emit false alarms – alerting to non target scents rather than actual targets.
A study involving six trained scent detection dogs found that hunger impaired their ability to accurately identify target odors.