Passing the smell test: Dogs test their sniffing abilities at scent work trial

GILLETTE - Dogs from Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Iowa and more were at the Cam-plex Wyoming Center last weekend for the first American Kennel Club scent work trial held in Wyoming.

Hosted by the Icelandic Sheepdog Association of America, three judges - from South Dakota, Arizona and Idaho - were on hand to judge the dogs on how well and how quickly they could sniff out cotton swabs scented with essential oils hidden throughout different rooms.

"It's like police dogs, only there's no drugs or guns," said Gillette's Tiffany Sylvester, who was there with her dog, Clover.

Sylvester and Clover...

 

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