I don't know about you, but some of my favorite smells include the smell of fresh-brewed coffee in the morning, and baking bread.
But, did you know that dogs have smell receptors that are 10,000-100,000x more accurate than a humans’? This means they can smell things we can't possibly perceive. On this episode, my guest Rosee Douthett, shares an incredible story about her husband Jerry, and their dog Kiko. Maybe a fortunate combination of love and science explain how Kiko's gastric predilections saved Jerry's life....
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Episode Sources and Additional Information about Rosee, Jerry & Kiko, as well as Diabetes Alert Dogs
YouTube:
Rosee and Jerry on CNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un9DnTkQSNQ
From Wood TV8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKCvhTaLyqQ
News Articles:
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/body-odd/dog-chews-owners-toe-may-have-saved-his-life-flna1C9386936
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dog-saves-mans-life-did-toe-chewing-terrier-sniff-owners-diabetes/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-08-05/dog-chews-off-us-mans-toe-saves-his-life/933176
https://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/dog-chews-off-owners-toe-saves-his-life
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/odd-zone-dog-chews-owners-3057991
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dog-idUSTRE6735S820100804
https://cedarspringspost.com/2010/08/12/dog-chews-off-owner%E2%80%99s-toe-saves-life/
https://people.com/pets/dog-eats-owners-big-toe-and-saves-his-life/
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/08/04/Dog-chews-owners-toe-off-owner-happy/48861280934964/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dog-eats-mans-toe-saves-h_n_670298
Research:
A narrative journal review of diabetes alert dogs: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cclm-2018-0842/html
Supporting the work of diabetes alert dogs: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/2556288.2557396
Dogs can be trained to detect hypoglycemia in Type 1 diabetes patients: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13300-015-0135-x
Beastie Bonds Theme:
King James by Ghost Beatz, Podcastle.ai Royalty-free Library
Episode Theme Music includes:
Playing Games by Cody Martin, Podcastle.ai Royalty-free Library
Never Be The Same by Shells By The Sea, Podcastle.ai Royalty-free Library