BLOODHOUNDS FINDING GOLD??

[10claw]

thank you allen--will keepyou posted ---Now,about the dogs --i have a treasure hunting magazine dated (aug.1986,vol.17-no.8) on page 45 thereis a question and ans.dept. the question is about deep seeking detectors And--ground balance your dog?the article states an excerpt from one of Michael Paul Hensons books about a Dr.Harry Warren (a professor),at the univ.of British Columbia saying dogs can smell gold and other other metals as deep as 6 feet. it takes training of course---as one gentleman on this forum has trained his dog to sniff out pvc.i enjoyed that article and thats what prompted me to mention this article.hope i'm not violating any copyrights...But my dog pound $25 german shepard mix is 9 weeks old,and guess what i put in her mouth every day?maybe i can find out for sure about this by christmas.i have plenty spoons and coins buried so that by christmas the smells will be coming thru.it takes time for the sulfides to come to the surface. hh

[Kentucky Kache]

How deep are your targets buried?

[10claw]

kentuckykache-----my targets are buried at different levels.in one place 3 targets spaced 3 feet apart they are at (dime)3''.(quarter) 5''.(quarter)7''.----another place,(dime) 8'',3 foot space (dime)8''. very bad ground---these target about 1 year in ground.now another place,,these are shallow so the smell will come thru by december.these are a dime,another dime,a quarter,and a half--all about 3'' deep. 1 gold coin at 4''--some gold plated rods at 3-4''.one quart fruit jar filled with silver plated spoons and forks/with zink lid..top of jar is 9''deep.then i have spoons and forks scattered around at2-3''deep.i am really anxious to see if the dog will be able to smell the jar full of stuff. happy hunting to all---tenclaw

[Kentucky Kache]

Good ideas. Let us know how it goes.

[gimifermagooskie]

PVC is a volatile plastic, constantly reeking out chemical odors. Gold is not. However, the dog could smell containers of all sorts, disturbed ground, etc, as well as be your constant vigilant and guardian. I always use dogs whenever I can, but I don't think you could train one to smell gold. Even in a third world country, you couldn't hire someone to watch over you like a dog for the price of dog food. The natives often get restless, but a dog just wants water or to go eliminate waste. They are good companions in the worst situations, which words cannot describe and when the stakes run high. I would be very interested in a dog that could detect gold underground, though!!! It would be better to strap an under-belly mounted detector on the dog, and set the discrimination to a high level. You could train him to sit and bark or come running to you whenever the tones went off.

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

HI: Idle question, would the alloy make any diference in the trained odor detection? Gold coins are always alloyed with Copper, Jewelry is another matter.

Don Jose de La Mancha

[10claw]

Real de Tayopa;very good question--i don't know exactly what the dog smells--the story i read said the dogs smelled the sulfides from the from the gold and silver. i did prove this in the past with a lab mix.she could detect coins 2 to 3 inches deep and she was not fully trained.sorry to say but my wife did'nt like for her to dig holes and i took her to the pound.(and to my deepest regrets to this day) i now have a german shepard mix about 3 months old that i am working on.she likes to play so much at that young age that it's going to be slow--almost forgot,the book said the dogs could smell the g and s 6 feet deep.i think bob brewer had a rottwiler dog and i've always wondered if maybe his dog helped him.if not it's a good thing to have a good dog with you while out hunting.----good luck---where are you Tayopa?--i'm in alabama-hh

[hammong]

i did prove this in the past with a lab mix.she could detect coins 2 to 3 inches deep and she was not fully trained.sorry to say but my wife did'nt like for her to dig holes and i took her to the pound

If I had a dog that could sniff coins, I would have taken the -wife- to the pound and kept the dog. =)

Greg

[10claw]

greg;ssshhhhhhhh----don't let her read this forum or you'll be without biscuits in the morning my puppy is coming along pretty good but it'll be awhile yet---hh