Beyond Bomb-Sniffing: Auburn’s Patented Detector Dogs
You’ve seen the bomb sniffing dogs around the world, but few know the Auburn roots and research making VaporWake® K9s the best in the business.
Auburn University has plenty of celebrities among its more than 257,000 living alumni, but it took a different route in selecting the grand marshal for its 2026 Homecoming Parade on Friday, September 25—a dog.
But not just any dog. Named SisterSally, she is an Auburn University Dog™ and among the world’s best detection systems, helping to protect large crowds from catastrophic danger around the globe.
Agile, vigilant, cost-efficient and unparalleled in detecting hazardous odor particles in microscopic detail, these specially trained canines have left every other man-made alternative in the dust. Auburn University—birthplace of VaporWake®—has earned such a global reputation for producing top-of-the-line detection canines, they are known around the world as “The Auburn University Dog™.”
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