Do mold spores have distinctive smells?
Yes. In fact, dogs can smell active or inactive mold spores. It’s the same with arson dogs and lamp oils listed as odorless – human’s can’t smell the oil, but dogs are able to smell it. Question: If some molds are bad for humans, won’t they also be bad for dogs? No. Dogs have an amazingly acute sense of smell and a unique ability to purge odors and other contaminants from their olfactory organs. Consider that the outdoor environment contains thousands of molds, pollens and other allergens. We know that when dogs go outside, they are constantly sniffing the ground and anything else they can get into. Research suggests that dogs are simply not affected by various particulate matter in the same way that humans are affected because of their unique purging ability. Additionally, thousands of arson dogs in the U.S. and elsewhere are constantly exposed to significant amounts of toxic fumes and no adverse health effects have been documented in more than 15 years of their use. Finally, Mold Dog
