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Afternoon Tea With MDD

We’re very excited to welcome you to our Centre in Great Horwood to find out more about the work of Medical Detection Dogs. SOLD OUT
Super Sniffers June

Watch a Bio Detection dog at work, meet a Medical Alert Assistance Dog and hear from their client how they make a difference to their life and hear from some of the experts who train our life saving dogs. SOLD OUT
Super Sniffers July

Watch a Bio Detection dog at work, meet a Medical Alert Assistance Dog and hear from their client how they make a difference to their life and hear from some of the experts who train our life saving dogs.
Super Sniffers - Live! Family Edition!

We’re very excited to be holding another family version of Super Sniffers Live and inviting children aged 7-12 to our Centre with their adults to learn more about our work and see some dogs in action.

Job Vacancies

Working for Medical Detection Dogs is an exciting and rewarding experience. We are at the cutting edge of British innovation and collaborate with institutions and healthcare organisations around the world.
Volunteering with Medical Detection Dogs
Rehoming a Medical Detection Dog

The welfare of our dogs is of paramount importance to us; whilst they are training and working, but also when they are retired or withdrawn. Dogs that are ending their career with Medical Detection Dogs make wonderful pets, and we take care to ensure their individual needs are met when finding them a new home. Click on the link to find out more about this rewarding opportunity.
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Our Projects

We research how trained dogs can detect diseases through volatile compounds, building a strong evidence base in collaboration with UK and international partners. While continuing our research, we're now also exploring real-world applications.
Dogs informing technology

Electronic Nose to Detect Cancer at our Centre in UK first
About our Dogs - FAQ

Frequently asked questions about our dogs.
Request a Speaker

Would you like a Medical Detection Dogs Speaker to come to your club, organisation or group to talk about the amazing work we do?
Urinary Tract Infection

A UK project is training dogs to detect UTIs by scent, offering faster, non-invasive diagnosis—especially beneficial for elderly and vulnerable patients. Backed by strong research, dogs show over 90% accuracy in identifying UTI-related bacteria. Following a successful pilot, the program will expand, aiming to support NHS efforts and improve wellbeing through community-based detection and assistance services.

Bowel Cancer Urgent Appeal

Medical Detection Dogs has launched its first ever urgent fundraising appeal to support a pioneering project that could transform how bowel cancer is detected — using specially trained dogs. Read more

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