{"id":15179,"date":"2013-10-03T14:26:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T13:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/?p=15179"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:11:30","slug":"national-trust-uses-labrador-sniff-rot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/national-trust-uses-labrador-sniff-rot\/","title":{"rendered":"Labrador used to sniff out dry rot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lab-rot1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15180 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lab-rot1.jpg\" alt=\"lab rot1\" width=\"304\" height=\"171\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have heard of dogs being used to sniff out drugs, firearms and even cancer but it now seems that they have the nose to save our most treasured stately homes. Seven-year-old golden <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/shop\/breed\/labrador-retriever\/home\/\">Labrador <\/a>Sam spends his days locating the smell of fungus, and has become one of only two dogs in the country who can detect dry rot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Known as \u2018rothounds\u2019, the dogs are brought in at the early stages of fungal detection and are able to locate the problem at the source thus allowing the treatment to be targeted more accurately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lab-rot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15181 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lab-rot.jpg\" alt=\"lab rot\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This summer Sam spent time at Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire helping to sort out their dry rot problems. Collections manager, Lisa Voden-Decker, says: &#8220;Sam&#8217;s sniffing skills allowed him to sweep spaces and locate rot within concealed timber and masonry. When he smelt it he became motionless, confirming its presence in areas we know were affected, and in a couple we didn&#8217;t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sam can locate the smell of dry rot among any other fungi. Owner Mr Monaghan says: \u201cWhen he finds it, he drops to the floor with his nose in the direction of the scent. It&#8217;s very important not to cause any damage to a building like Wimpole Hall, and Sam is calm, focused, and will go about his work carefully and quietly,&#8221; his owner adds. &#8220;You certainly couldn&#8217;t use a sniffer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/shop\/breed\/english-cocker-spaniel\/home\/\">Spaniel <\/a>for this work. Can you imagine one leaping around and skidding across 300-year-old floors? 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