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, ...

Specially trained dogs and their impressive noses helped a team of researchers and citizen scientists discover two new species of the truffles. The “truffle dogs” sniffed out Tuber cumberlandense and ...

CARNEROS, Calif. – 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 ...

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 ...

Pete Wells joins the pack of dogs and humans trying to sniff out these culinary treasures. Wild truffles provoke intense interest in the Pacific Northwest. Outside the region, there is almost no ...