The incredible world of tracking dogs: How dogs find the missing — (Part 1) animal communicator Trisha McCagh with Sonya Bowditch

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In this episode of Animal Talk with Trisha McCagh, we continue Animals with Jobs and meet Sonya Bowditch from Canine Trackers Perth. Sonya has spent 18 years working with tracking dogs and supporting searches for missing loved ones across Western Australia. Sonya explains the difference between scent-specific tracking and human remains detection, how dogs distinguish one person's scent from thousands of others, and how wind, rain, water and terrain can affect a scent trail. We also explore