Talk Mold

Everybody has heard of drug dogs, bomb dogs, arson dogs and tracking dogs. It’s common knowledge that dogs help public safety and government officials in the fight against illicit drugs and terrorist threats.

Dogs now have a new job at which it turns out they are very good: mold. Mold inspectors from around the world have discovered that dogs can locate mold odor more quickly and efficiently than the best electronic equipment. The ability to quickly pinpoint the source of a mold infestation saves home and business owners time and money by allowing remediation efforts to focus on the exactly where the mold is rather than the “shotgun” approach used by some remediation firms that don’t have mold canines to help them.

So, why doesn’t everybody in the mold detection business have a dog? Why aren’t more dog trainers training and marketing mold detection dogs? There are a lot of reasons why all companies don’t use dogs. One, not everyone is cut out to handle or even own a dog, let alone a professional work dog. Handling a work dog may look easy, but the people you may have seen that make it look effortless worked hard to develop the skills and abilities that appear to just come naturally. For others it may be as simple as not knowing what dogs are really capable of and how they can help in a mold inspection. As their popularity continues to grow, the word will spread and a lot more companies will consider how a dog could help them help their clients. As more consumers become aware of the dogs and their abilities, they will ask inspecting companies about dogs. The pressure on inspection firms to offer canine assisted mold inspections will continue to increase as public knowledge increases.