We've all heard of seeing eye dogs and dogs that sniff out drugs. Tonight, on the news I saw an 8 year old girl who has a dog that sniffs out peanut residue for her. She has a history of being hospitalized for touching an item with peanut residue. In the clips they showed, she wears gloves and the dog accompanies her everywhere, even to school and sniffs items and areas (like the lunchroom) before she uses them.

I found it really interesting and this dog is only 1 of 12 in the country. It's an interesting resource for those kids with extremely severe and sensitive allergic reactions to foods.

You can read about it here.