English Springer Spaniel Angus sniffs out C difficile bug

It gives a whole new meaning to the expression “man’s best friend.” Dog trainers and medical experts are predicting an era of trained sniffer dogs ferreting out dangerous and deadly bacteria in hospitals and elswhere in way that has been beyond the reach of man. The living evidence of this is Angus, a two year old English Springer Spaniel who demonstrated his skill in Vancouver this week.