Dogs to sniff out gold? has anyone tried this?

[wild eyed willey]

Just curious, has anyone ever tried to train a dog to sniff out gold? does it have a smell?
It would seem to me that with the sensitivity of a dogs nose, they might be useful in sniffing out gold assuming gold has some smell.

 

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[wild eyed willey]

I have to believe this is possible with the right dog and the right training. I have no experience with dogs or training animals, but my gut tells me this is absolutely possible.
Even if the dog had an 80% hit rate it would be worth doing

 

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[Aurabbit79er]

The gold hound.

 

[BVI Hunter]

My dog prefers modern technology!!!

 

[calisdad]

Yes as long as you know that gold itself has no odor. The dog is sniffing for related chemical signatures such as iron sulfide or other non-inert chemicals.

Kevin may have a point here. I've had several dogs that were able to pick a rock out of a fast moving creek that I'd just tossed, so I know they can smell under water.

 

[Cruze]

Hey wild eyed willey did you try it