Detector Dog Macey
and Dog Handler Kristina Cummings
All About Macey
BREED: Mixed Breed
BIRTHDATE: October 2016
WEIGHT: 55 lbs
HANDLER: Kristina Cummings
FAVORITE TOY: Squeaky stuffed animals
Macey was rescued from the Montgomery Humane Society by the USDA where she was trained at the National Detector Dog Training Center in Newnan, GA. Macey is trained to smell packages in the mail for plant material that could be infested with pests that can harm California’s agriculture.
Macey began working with her handler, Kristina Cummings, in San Bernardino County in October 2018. When Macey finds any agricultural items she scratches at the box until her handler rewards her with a treat. After a hard day’s work Macey enjoys chasing lizards and having her belly rubbed.
CA Dog Teams
Dector Dog News Videos
Dozer The Detector Dog Helps Keep Mail Pests Away From Yolo County Agriculture
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)
Meet Dozer, Agriculture-Detector Dog
The latest weapon against pests threatening California's $2 billion agriculture business is Dozer, a canine trained to sniff out fruit insects (03:32)
Good Day Sacramento: Dozer - Food & Agriculture Detector Dog
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)
Every Day is Friday for this Detector Dog
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)
Detector Dogs Stop Plant Pests
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)