Detector Dog Zenna
and Dog Handler Lisa Sampson
All About Zenna
BREED: Labrador Retriever
BIRTHDATE: July 4, 2017
WEIGHT: 58 lbs
HANDLER: Lisa Sampson
FAVORITE TOY: Any ball
Zenna is a Yellow Labrador Retriever that came from a private K-9 training vendor in Washington State. Zenna was trained by the USDA to search out and find parcels containing agricultural commodities. Zenna was paired with Lisa Sampson, Alameda County Agricultural Biologist and Canine Handler in April, 2020. Zenna is proving to be a great partner and is very eager to work and find agricultural parcels.
In Zenna’s time off, she enjoys long walks and runs on some of Alameda County’s beautiful rural hiking trails. She enjoys splashing in the water and swimming. Zenna also loves the play yard at her kennel and tries to carry up to 3 toys at once. She is a great dog!
CA Dog Teams
CDFA TV
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)