Meet Anya - the Mold Dog
Anya is a working Canine. Her job is to detect and alert to dangerous molds inside homes and buildings.
Why use a dog versus other methods of inspection? A dog possesses up to 300 million olfactory receptors in its nose compared to six million in a human. A portion of a dog’s brain is dedicated to smell analysis, which is up to 40 times greater than ours. This makes a well-trained dog an accurate mold sniffer, who can detect and alert to mold. Anya initially trained for14 weeks under a master K-9 trainer. She continues her training daily.
Read more about the science of a dog's nose in this article.
Many homes have elevated levels of mold without visible growth. Any home, older or more recently built, can have a mold issue. Mold simply needs moisture, a food source and oxygen to thrive. What you can’t see can hurt you.
Scent dogs over time have been used to find drugs, accelerants, bombs, termites, bedbugs and mold. In more recent years Physicians and Practitioners recognize the value of a dog for people with mold illness, diabetes, seizure disorders and even COVID-19. This recognition is moving rapidly into consideration of the environment in which a person lives or works. The question becomes: Is their indoor environment toxic?
If you've had a seemingly incurable, chronic illness for sometime it may be prudent to determine if it's mold related.
Why use a dog versus other methods of inspection? A dog possesses up to 300 million olfactory receptors in its nose compared to six million in a human. A portion of a dog’s brain is dedicated to smell analysis, which is up to 40 times greater than ours. This makes a well-trained dog an accurate mold sniffer, who can detect and alert to mold. Anya initially trained for14 weeks under a master K-9 trainer. She continues her training daily.
Read more about the science of a dog's nose in this article.
Many homes have elevated levels of mold without visible growth. Any home, older or more recently built, can have a mold issue. Mold simply needs moisture, a food source and oxygen to thrive. What you can’t see can hurt you.
Scent dogs over time have been used to find drugs, accelerants, bombs, termites, bedbugs and mold. In more recent years Physicians and Practitioners recognize the value of a dog for people with mold illness, diabetes, seizure disorders and even COVID-19. This recognition is moving rapidly into consideration of the environment in which a person lives or works. The question becomes: Is their indoor environment toxic?
If you've had a seemingly incurable, chronic illness for sometime it may be prudent to determine if it's mold related.
