Detector Dog Bart surrounded by adoring fans.
Both of the Contra Costa County plant quarantine detector dogs were taken from animal shelters. Bart (right)was turned in to the ASPCA for chasing chickens. Source: Contra Costa County Agriculture and Weights & Meausures Newsletter - Winter 2009
Photo: Handler Mariah and Detector Dog Bart
Unwanted pests hitching a ride in the mail are a threat to California's billion-dollar agriculture, but they're no match for Dozer the Detector Dog. (CBS 13) (1:41)
The latest weapon against pests threatening California's $2 billion agriculture business is Dozer, a canine trained to sniff out fruit insects (03:32)
Cody Stark meets "Dozer," a dog trained to protect California agriculture from plant pests and diseases by detecting undeclared plant material and insects in packages. (03:26)
Friday was forced into retirement at the age of nine, but she's not ready to give up sniffing boxes. She now lives with her handler, Jeremy Partch, where she's learning how to be...a pet. (2:52)
Canine inspectors at shipping facilities and airport terminals from Sacramento to San Diego detect undeclared produce and plants in packages, to prevent the introduction of invasive plant pests into California. (02:46)
