The Lines That Form On A Dog’s Nose Are Unique
Charli Burbridge, Zoologist, Pet Nutrition Expert And Co-Founder Of Petz
The print of a dog’s nose is unique to them, much like our fingerprints are unique to each individual human. You can identify a dog by their nose print because of this, and many places use this to identify lost dogs. The lines that form on a dogs nose are unique, like the lines of a fingerprint, and this is where the uniqueness comes from. No two noses from dogs are the same, and as such are a great way to identify a dog in many situations.
Did you know every dog has a different nose print?
Just like humans can be identified by their fingerprints, dogs can be identified by their nose prints.
In some countries, a dog nose print is used to identify dogs, although this is no substitutions for a microchip.
Just like our finger prints, a dog’s nose has a set of lines forming patterns.
Fans of Forensic Files will remember the episode were a Siberian Husky’s nose print helped to solve a murder case.
In this article, we asked four experts for their insights on dog nose prints and whether a dog could be identified by their nose print.
A South Korean company has developed a biometric recognition tool allowing dogs to be identified by their nose prints.
iSciLab has been collaborating with the South Korean government since 2019 to develop and test its nose ID technology for commercialisation.
The project aims to be completed by 2024 so it can become an official dog identification and registration method for the countrys database.
Only 38 per cent of the nations 6 million pet dogs were registered, according to a 2020 report by the South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Animal rights experts say pet owners are hesitant as they are concerned about the cumbersome process and potential health problems of microchip implants.
Dog nose prints could help identify missing pets – BBC News
A South Korean company has developed a biometric recognition tool allowing dogs to be identified by their nose prints.
Once pet owners register the nose pattern and general information of their dog into an app called “Anipuppy”, the information can be easily recalled by scanning the dogs nose print.
“Its a 3D biometric algorithm based on AI (artificial intelligence) and deep learning that we have now put into smartphones so that you can take pictures of the nose patterns and use it to identify each animal,” said Sujin Choi, director of iSciLab Corporation.
With the new technology, which the company says is 99.9 per cent accurate, people who find lost dogs can quickly and directly communicate with their owners.
Currently, it is mandatory to register pets with a microchip or an external ID in South Korea. However, the country hasn’t seen an increase in registration since the introduction of the pet registration system in 2007.
Only 38 per cent of the nations 6 million pet dogs were registered, according to a 2020 report by the South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Animal rights experts say pet owners are hesitant as they are concerned about the cumbersome process and potential health problems of microchip implants.
Thats where the nose ID solution comes in handy – its not intrusive and much quicker to administer than inserting a chip.
iSciLab has been collaborating with the South Korean government since 2019 to develop and test its nose ID technology for commercialisation.
The project aims to be completed by 2024 so it can become an official dog identification and registration method for the countrys database.
It says that in the future, the technology could be used to identify other animals such as cats, cows and deer.
iSciLabs biometric recognition technology is currently patented in South Korea but also in the United States, Europe, Canada and Japan.