Monza, a truffle hunting dog, and her dog trainer Lois Martin found a new truffle species at a municipal park in Tennessee. On Christmas Eve, Lois Martin decided to take Monza, her Lagotto Romagnolo, ...

The growing appetite for truffles is feeding demand for dogs trained to sniff out the pungent fungus prized by chefs and foodies. As more landowners plant orchards in hopes of harvesting truffles, ...

Two dogs specially trained to sniff out truffles have helped researchers identify two new-to-science truffle species in the U.S., according to a recent study. Truffles, synonymous with luxury fine ...

Dear reader, I’m embarrassed to admit it but I have never cooked with truffles. I recently received some truffle-flavored oil but it hadn’t piqued my interest enough to purchase truffles. The cost of ...

If this were Arkansas, these working dogs would be focused on retrieving ducks for their hunter owners. But this is the Napa Valley. The working dogs at Robert Sinskey Vineyards in Carneros on ...

Truffles are notoriously hard to grow and find, but dogs can help. Meet Aki, a dog brought from Serbia to help find truffles at Burwell Farms in North Carolina. Truffles, a prized fungus, grow ...

Having spent the last year -- yesterday was his one year birthday -- teaching our puppy Beau what not to do, here's some dog training I can really get behind! --- In late January,... Having spent the ...

The exceptionally rare white truffle can be found primarily in the Piedmont region of Italy. Chunks of the "Truffle of the White Madonna" can sell for tens of thousands of dollars per pound. Humans ...