CVM News

Jul 17, 2025

Elite Animals: Auburn’s Canine Performance Sciences producing top-notch community protectors

A special group of people at Auburn University are working hard to make the world a safer place, one four-legged pooch at a time. Through Canine Performance Sciences (CPS) — a program dedicated to breeding, training, research and technology transfer of talented dogs — the university is placing the elite animals in communities across the country. Whether […]

Jan 23, 2025

Auburn EcoDogs sniff out danger to American forests

The Asian longhorned beetle, a threat to U.S. trees, will soon have a new foe: Labrador retrievers bred and trained by Auburn University to search for the invasive species.

Jan 23, 2017

Irula tribesmen and Auburn detector dogs help remove pythons in Florida

Detector dogs trained by Auburn University’s Canine Performance Sciences (CPS) at the College of Veterinary Medicine have been part of a multi-team effort with University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in unique projects to target Burmese pythons in Florida. Two projects included […]

Oct 15, 2015

Manager of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Canine Training Centre to Visit

Staff Sergeant Patrick MacIsaac, manager of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Dog Service Training Centre, will visit the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine this month to observe and learn about the college’s Canine Performance Sciences Program. MacIsaac will evaluate CPS’ training and research activities and tour facilities, and observe the Vapor Wake® canine teams […]

Aug 17, 2015

VAPOR WAKE® Technology Granted Patent

The VAPOR WAKE®  detector dog technology created by researchers and canine training experts at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine has received a U.S. patent.  VAPOR WAKE® is a scientifically-based method for selecting, training, and employing dogs for the detection of hand-carried and body-worn hazardous materials such as person-borne improvised explosive devices.  “VAPOR WAKE® […]