Truffle foragers in Italy have long sought to get rid of competition in search of "black gold." Ruthless hunters have resorted to dropping poison-laced treats to tempt truffle-sniffing dogs. Police ...

The massacre was silent, the assassins stealthy and the impact devastating. The victims: more than 30 dogs, highly trained to sniff out the valuable truffles that grow underground near the dank and ...

Deep in the rolling hills of northern Italy, where ancient oak trees guard their precious underground treasures, a special breed of dog has been perfecting the art of truffle hunting for centuries.

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, ...

ALBA, Italy—Kira trotted into the misty forest, sniffing forensically around the oaks and poplars where hounds have long hunted for the precious white truffles for which this part of northern Italy is ...

A delectable mix of foodie obsession, fabulous canines, precariously piquant European culture and aspirational connoisseurship infuses “The Truffle Hunters,” a documentary that’s as canny about ...