{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64c9e8a0d6095c0011944390/68e2f4fce993106580ba057e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dogs, Science & Saving Lives — with Melanie Kerr","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64c9e8a0d6095c0011944390/1760043750399-9cce1514-046e-4b74-bb2a-4076a8a26d52.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ambassador <strong>Melanie Kerr</strong> joins us fresh from Dunedin’s K9MD lab, where specially trained dogs are being used in research to detect cancer via urine samples. We swap the “fluffy mic” mix-up story for a deep dive on how scent detection works, why negative results matter as much as positives, and what a real research session looks like (controlled, peer-reviewed, and nothing like a pooch sniffing your bits). We talk early detection, blokes avoiding checkups, and why this world-first program could one day sit alongside standard bloods—simple, non-invasive, life-saving. Plus: foster families, doggy buses, Labrador legend “Hogan,” and a shout to the mates who couldn’t make the trip. Raw, hopeful, and genuinely inspiring.</p><p>#propertrueyarn</p>","author_name":"Country Trucker Caps"}