Think Bloodhounds search only for lost children, bad guys, and Alzheimer victims? Think again.

In what may turn your stomach on this Monday morning is the story of “Hector,” who found employment with a water company in the south of England. His job? Find blobs of fat.

Cooking oil, fats…..the coconut oil we smear on our bodies to moisturize – they all solidify as they cool, and that causes blockages in pipes and sewers which can lead to wastewater flooding into streets, gardens and homes.  Enter Hector who’s been trained to detect blockages on Southern Water’s 25,000-mile network of sewers. As a Bloodhound, Hector’s nose has 1,000 times more scent receptors than a human’s. It’s hoped he can find some of the 17,000 blockages caused each year by fat, oil, grease and wet wipes.

Our purebred dogs never cease to amaze us in how they help us live our daily lives.  Read more about Hector here.