The Medical Detection Dogs Charity in Milton Keynes, UK, began a ground-breaking study in 2024 to teach seven pooches how to detect tumours simply by smelling urine pots from hospital patients.<br /><br />Now Cocker Spaniels Mango, Callie and Dotty, Labradors Hetty, Rosie and Jodie, and Flat-coated Retriever Willow are showing real signs of success.<br /><br />They have proved to researchers they can sniff out bowel cancer - and now face a stage of tricky 'blind tests' before the results are official.