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Daily Record
National
Alan McEwen

Meet the bright spark dog trained to sniff out faults in Scotland’s power network

A dog trained to sniff out faults in Scotland’s power network is helping to keep electricity flowing this winter.

Jac, a seven-year-old springer spaniel, is able to detect the scent of oil and hydrocarbon gases through both earth and tarmac.

He can identify an underground fault by pointing with his front paw, saving engineers from digging a number of holes as they try to find the source of the problem.

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