A TASTE OF SUMMER is again on our morning menu: a delicacy harvested by trained scavengers, as John Blackstone will show us: Please don't sniff at the livestock arena setting. This is the pinnacle of ...
The growing appetite for truffles is feeding demand for dogs trained to sniff out the pungent fungus prized by chefs and foodies. As more landowners plant orchards in hopes of harvesting truffles, ...
It begins with a snap of the head. A little dog circles, nose to the ground, then turns back. It catches the scent again and snorts. Tiny paws dig in the loose duff. Suddenly, a small white lump is ...
Truffles are notoriously hard to grow and find, but dogs can help. Meet Aki, a dog brought from Serbia to help find truffles at Burwell Farms in North Carolina. Truffles, a prized fungus, grow ...