Labrador sitting in front of police vehicle

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 […]

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Tristan Bivens performing a search in South Carolina with canine Ramsey.

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.

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