Detector Dog Rydar
and Dog Handler Keri Vigil
All About Rydar
BREED: Labrador Retriever
BIRTHDATE: August 2017
WEIGHT: 69 lbs
HANDLER: Keri Vigil
FAVORITE TOY: Sticks
FAVORITE PEOPLE TRICK: Giving high 5’s
Rydar was a shelter rescue from Clayton County Animal Shelter in Georgia.
He was chosen and trained by the USDA National Detector Dog Training Center to sniff out unmarked parcels of plants, fruit and vegetables that could potentially harbor pests and diseases, harmful to California’s Agriculture. After their certification, Rydar and his handler drove across the Country to their new work location in Los Angeles.
Rydar is a very intelligent and curious dog with a gentle disposition.
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)