Detection Dog Podder
and Dog Handler Kyle Moranton
All About Podder
BREED: Labrador/Beagle Mix
BIRTHDATE: January 2016
WEIGHT: 43 lbs
HANDLER: Kyle Moranton
FAVORITE TREAT: Greenies
Podder is a lab/beagle mix that was rescued from a shelter in Dallas County, Georgia. He was originally trained to be a U.S. Customs and Border Protection canine but was later switched to the California Food and Agriculture program.
Podder is highly food motivated and loves his job. On his off time, he enjoys long walks and howling at sirens.
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)