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Green Dog Pest Service will be participating in the WDDO Certification testing and David Latimer Handler's Clinic June 20 & 21, 2014 in Hemet, CA. Continuing education in scent detection, dog handling and inspections are top priorities for our company. We believe all dogs working in pest control scent detection should be third-party certified.
For more information about the clinic or the certification process please contact [email protected]
Tenant change over inspections help both renters and property owners. This Louisville, KY news station saved this couple a lot of time and money. Click Here for the news story.
Most PMPs know exactly what to look for when they hire a new employee. They have "been there done that". But do you know what to look for when hiring a canine bed bug inspection team?
When a PMP hires a canine service for bed bug detection they need to ask the following questions:
Hiring a licensed and certified canine bed bug assisted inspection team, like Green Dog Pest Service, can go along way in protecting your company from costly litigation. If we are called upon to testify on your behalf or on behalf of your client, we can not only say we are a licensed company, using licensed handlers, but we are also third-party certified using Double-Blind methodology testing. We are also able to provide our training and deployment records.
Other things to keep in mind when considering a bed bug canine service to hire is how the dogs work. Green Dog Pest Service canines alert in a quiet, but very direct manner. They are not looking at the handler waiting for their reward, they are focused on the location of the bed bug odor. They may occasionally glance back at the handler to make sure they handler is paying attention to the alert, but all their energy is focused on the bed bug odor.
Our dogs alert in passive manner. There is NO scratching, NO barking, NO excessive rooting through cushions or furniture. Our dogs are very focused and polite with their alerts. You never have to worry about our dogs damaging furniture, carpets or outlets.
Making a thoughtful choice now can save you lots of headaches down the road. If we can ever answer any questions about our dogs, or our service, please don't hesitate to call!
Maggie working a training exercise. Vials containing live bed bugs are placed behind one of the three outlets. You can see in this photo that she has found the scent on the far left outlet. Her alert is to place her nose directly on the outlet and not move, no scratching, no movement, no barking.
Preliminary approval has been given in a $2.45 class action settlement initiated by residents of downtown Des Moines apartments who were bitten by bed bugs.
"I think this puts landlords on notice that they cannot ignore bedbug issues," said Lipman, who anticipates filing another similar case in Iowa. "If they don't take care of it, if they don't warn consumers, they're going to be held accountable."
Read the story here.
Green Dog Pest Service attended the Apartment Owners Association of California trade show and seminar at the Long Beach Convention Center yesterday, 5/15. We spoke with many landlords and property managers about their encounters with bed bugs.
Everyone enjoyed seeing Elton and learning the importance of including twice annual inspections as part of their Integrated Pest Management practices. Many expressed interest in using certified canine teams for those inspections because the dogs make the process quicker and less invasive that visual inspections alone.
It was alarming to hear how many landlords do their own pest control for their rental properties. Not only is it not legal, it can be dangerous and in the long run, more costly than hiring a pest control professional.
Elton, the coolest Exhibitor at the show.