The best sniffers of the world are competing in Transcarpathia (PHOTOS)

The leaders are German shepherds, as well as couple of wonderful Malinois and even a Labrador. The World Man-Trailing Championship of dogs continues in Transcarpathia.

Right now, over 40 of the best dogs in the world are running in the fields in Mukachevo ditrict, performing the tasks of the competitions.     21 countries take part in the championship, which takes place for the 22nd time, and a lot of teams got to the place of competition by their cars.

It all started with a parade in the city center, after which the four-day competition started in the fields.     Within 45 minutes, a dog must find 7 special items using its smell: wood, plastic, felt, and so on.  Of course, dogs are specially trained to participate in this tournament. However, for many of the competitors such searches are rather sports fun. they have serious practical achievements. These tailed athletes even save people’s lives.

"Yes, among the participants of the championship, there are rescuer and search dogs. In general, dog breeding has quite significant advances and a wide range of work. Dogs are even trained to "cure", because they can smell deficiencies in human metabolism and let us know about it. Moreover, dogs are taught to detect specific bacteria. And they do it!" – the Championship manager Franz Jansen says with admiration. The gentleman from Belgium is of course, himself an avid dog breeder and tutor of several champions, who prefers "Germans" and Malinois (Belgian shepherd).   

During the competitions, dogs show extremely intelligent behavior – these are the animals about which you can say "they are so smart, they just do not speak" – and their coaches and owners show a touching love for the animals, which, from all appearances, is mutual.

Overall, the competition will last until Sunday, and on April 10, there will be a solemn closing of the Championship and the awarding ceremony (the beginning is at 15.00 on the stadium of the Children’s and Youth Sports School in Mukachevo). Then, they will announce the names of the official best sniffers in the world.