Canine Detection A.Q. Allstate Pest Control

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Canine Detection A.Q. Allstate Pest Control

• Abbythe Nose for Pest Control Solutions since
  2008

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Meet Abby

• Abby was rescued from an Animal Shelter in
  Louisville, KY where her time was running very
  short. She was soon to be euthanized. Bill
  Whitstine from the Florida Canine Academy
  acquired her and took her to his training
  facility.

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Florida Canine Academy

• Bill Whitstine, Certified Master Trainer, has
  over 15 years of experience training bomb, arson,
  drug, mold, termite and other specialized
  detection dogs. He is currently training dogs for
  the U.S. Fish and Wild Life service to detect
  Indigo snakes and Sea Turtle eggs!
• He has been featured on
• Discovery Channel
• Animal Planet
• Newsweek
• MSNBC
• Extreme Makeover Home Edition

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Canine Abilities

• Abby was brought to the Florida Canine Academy
  and was trained to deduct Bed Bugs.
• A dogs odor image is much more detailed than a
  humans perception of a photograph!
• Example From a single drop of urine a dog can
  identify another dogs sex, diet, health,
  emotional state and even if the dog is friend or
  foe, dominant or submissive.

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Abby working the wheel

• Abby is trained to receive food when she detects
  bed bugs. This is how she is fed. This is the
  only way she is fed. Here one of her Certified
  Handlers, Brad Janssen, working her on the
  wheel. The wheel contains a variety of insects
  scents.

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SEEK

• Her handler will ask her to seek. She then
  responds by seeking out the odor of the bed
  bugs. The other containers hold different
  insects/scents that she has to determine are not
  the bed bugs.

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ALERT

• When she detects the bed bugs on the wheel, she
  alerts. Abby has been trained to give a passive
  alert. She will sit and nod (bob) her head in
  the direction of the bed bugs. The handler will
  then ask her to Show me. This is the sign to
  Abby to point out the location of the bed bugs.
  This is called an ALERT.

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WORKING ABBY
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WORKING THE WHEEL
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SEEK
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SHOW ME
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More Abilities

• Bed Bug dogs run in the 90th percentile degree of
  accuracy, compared to experienced pest management
  technicians, who average in the 30th percentile
  of accuracy, particularly in low infestations.
• Dogs have a documented olfactory range from tens
  of parts per billion to 500 parts per trillion
  (Auburn UniversityInstitute for Biological
  Detection Systems)
• Court AcknowledgedCertified canine detection
  dogs are recognized in court as a scientific
  instrument. (US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals)

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Blind Hides

• Other training and feeding techniques are called
  blind hides. These are when the handlers, Brad
  Janssen and Erik Hardt, are working her within a
  home/apartment situation. The bed bugs are
  hidden and Abby is asked to seek them out and
  then alert when she detects them.

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SHOW ME
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ALERT
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ALERT
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NOTICE THE BOTTLE

• Abby is alerting. If you look closely, you can
  see the container right under the picture with an
  upside down 2 on it. That is where the bed bugs
  are located and she is alerting right at that
  spot.

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Training Dog Handler

• Dogs receive 800 1000 hours of training and are
  proficient in their duties before the handler
  arrives at the Academy.
• The dog and the handlers are then paired and
  trained for up to 40 hours.
• The dogs training includes minor obedience, odor
  identification, search patterns, scent
  discrimination, various type of building search
  areas, socialization and vehicle rides.
• The handlers receive training in canine
  handling, search patterns, working in different
  types of building, proper care for the dog,
  canine first aid and minor obedience techniques.
• Quarterly testing and annual recertification are
  administered by the Florida Canine Academy.

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Brad Janssen and Abby

• Brad Janssen, co-owner of A.Q. Allstate Pest
  Control, received his canine handling
  certification from the Florida Canine Academy on
  September 28, 2008.

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Erik Hardt and Abby

• Erik Hardt, of A.Q. Allstate Pest Control,
  received his canine handling certification from
  the Florida Canine Academy on September 28, 2008.

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Why Use a Bed Bug Dog?

• Cutting edge Technology. The Nose is the
  latest trend in the home/apartment /office
  inspection industry. It is the only inspection
  tool that can detect and pinpoint sources of
  bedbugs.
• Proven and Tested. Mans best friend has been
  used for years by the military law enforcement
  agencies to detect bombs, drugs etc
• Greater Peace of Mind. Research supports that if
  the dog finds bed bugs, further investigation is
  warranted. If the dog doesnt find bed bugs, you
  can have a greater sense of certainty that your
  home, office apartment is safe from bed bugs.