Odour Detection Dogs

We have proven our ability to develop detection dog programs from conceptual idea to 100% pass on Government qualifying trials right through to operationally field proven.

We have proven this when we were awarded 2 x world first detection dog programs and we wrote and developed the training methodology and then chose and raised the dogs and picked and trained the handlers to work and maintain these 2 dogs. One of these dogs was a prototype to prove the technology sound and the other has been field operational for over 5 years and recording as successful field indication rate of over 98% correct positive that has been verified by an independent laboratory. Whilst we were Chief Trainer and Maintenance Training Consultants this program maintained this level of success for 5 years.

Both of these dogs had to find chemical residues in levels of 1 part per million and had to originally qualify by correctly passing 70 tests which both dogs qualified at 100%. We have also trained drug detection dogs and cadaver recovery dogs and another world first, which was a dog to locate a waxy substance regurgitated by whales called ambergris.

We can supply many references and testimonies to our detection dog’s level of work and past successes. We have hundreds of print media articles on all of our work

Use of Detection Dogs in Residue Management Programs

The detection of organochlorine(OC) residues in beef exported to the USA in 1987 prompted the banning of the use of OC’s and a national recall of OC chemicals on farms. Meatworks monitoring has proved successful in detecting cattle with OC residues , however, OC contamination is largely an enviromental problem. Idenification of actual source of OC residues on farm has proved more challenging.

To improve the efficiency of detecting OC contamination in the on-farm enviroment. Craig A Murray has trained a residue detection dog.

Norm

Norm is a world first in the area of residue detection and is trained to seek out a range of OC’s in the soil, specifically dieldrin, aldrin, DDT and its breakdown products, DDD and DDE. His detection level is to 1ppm for each of the odours, however, he is capable of detecting lower levels. Norm has been fully field operational since July 1999.

Residue detection dogs such as Norm provide an accurate and efficient screening tool to assist in the identification of site contaminated with OC’s. Norm offers advantages in savings in time and people resources, and reduced numbers of soil tests required to accuratly pinpoint the contaminated site/s.