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** Toby also makes an appearance in ''The Seven-Per-Cent Solution''.

* In ''N or M'', Agatha Christie's Tuppence Beresford has rubbed aniseed oil on her shoes so that she can be followed by the officials when she goes to meet a suspected spy. When the person escorting her to the meeting tells her to get into a car, {{spoiler|she expresses doubt about the quality of the tires, and kicks on several times, transferring the aniseed oil to the sidewall of the tire.}}

* In William King's [[Warhammer ~~40000~~]] [[Space Wolf]] novel ''Grey Hunters'', Sven and Ragnar know there is trouble when they see the Chaos forces have dogs sniffing at a trail.

* In William King's [[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Space Wolf]] novel ''Grey Hunters'', Sven and Ragnar know there is trouble when they see the Chaos forces have dogs sniffing at a trail.

* In [[Graham McNeill]]'s [[Warhammer ~~40000~~]] [[Ultramarines (novel)|Ultramarines]] novel ''Courage and Honour'', when two dogs grow frantic, Uriel does not use the phrase, but goes to check himself, and smells human blood.

* In [[Graham McNeill]]'s [[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Ultramarines (novel)|Ultramarines]] novel ''Courage and Honour'', when two dogs grow frantic, Uriel does not use the phrase, but goes to check himself, and smells human blood.

* In [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[Chronicles of Chaos|The Orphans of Chaos]]'', when Grum sets Lelaps on Vanity and Amelia's trail, he finds them, turns away, and starts to bay, running off. Grum comments that he's found the scent.

* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s "[[Red Nails]]", when [[Conan the Barbarian]] and Valeria are inching away from the dragon, the wind abruptly blows directly from them to it. Its reaction is instant, and they ''run''.

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== Live Action TV ==

* ''[[~~Myth Busters~~]]'' busted pretty much all of the traditional methods of throwing a dog off the scent: just about the only place you might conceivably lose a scent dog is in an urban environment, where there are too many other scents for the dog to concentrate on yours. Unless they're using a dog that has been specially trained to ignore all other city scents, as they demonstrated. In which case you're screwed.

* ''[[MythBusters]]'' busted pretty much all of the traditional methods of throwing a dog off the scent: just about the only place you might conceivably lose a scent dog is in an urban environment, where there are too many other scents for the dog to concentrate on yours. Unless they're using a dog that has been specially trained to ignore all other city scents, as they demonstrated. In which case you're screwed.

* ''[[The Tenth Kingdom]].'' Tony has asked Prince to sniff for clues. Prince instantly responds that (since they're in a farming village) it's mostly excrement at ground level, and there are hundreds of minor scents. Tony then flatters Prince by saying that a master hunter like himself should be able to find the scent they want instinctively. Prince says, "Correct," and off they go.

* ''[[Leverage]]'': A militia group uses hunting dogs to chase Eliot and Hardison in "The Gone-Fishin' Job".

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