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old Testing

ost conventional means of locating mold in homes is accomplished by air sampling

analysis. This is done by taking an indoor sample of the air (usually 150 liters) and an

outdoor air sample just outside of the home (also 150 liters). The samples are taken to the

laboratory

for analysis. If the spore count of a given species of mold in the indoor species

exceeds the outdoor spore count of the same species by at least 10 times, then it is

generally considered that the mold spores were produced indoors from a colonized mold

source. The problem is, many times the colonized mold source is not visible and may be

hidden behind walls, ceilings or under carpet or flooring. In order to properly

remediate

(remove) the mold growth from

within

the home, the mold colony must be located. In the

past this has been done by an "educated guess" or by picking out the most logical location

and opening it up. If you guessed wrong, you had to continue to search until the source

was located. This could become a costly venture to locating the source of mold

colonization in the home.

Why Use A Dog?

By utilizing a dog trained to "scent search" mold, the exact location of the mold can be

determined usually within a matter of a few minutes, eliminating the need to open walls,

ceilings, and floors to locate the mold source and saving the homeowner a lot of time and

money in the process.

We are so confident that our mold sniffing dog will locate the mold sources in your home,

that there is no fee for the service if she can't.

bby Hite - The Nose that "knows"

Abby is a six year old AKC registered Jack Russell Terrier who has been specially trained

to "sniff" out mold using the same training techniques used to train dogs for drug, cadaver

and explosive sniffing. Like most dogs, her sense of smell is 15 times greater that most

humans and is capable of recognizing the scent of table salt and quinine in a dilution of

1:10,000,000, compounds which for most people are totally without scent.

The Jack Russell Terrier (JRT) dog breed has been in existence for more than a century

and a half originating in England in the nineteenth century when parson John (Jack) Russell

bred a small terrier designed to bolt small game (particularly fox) from their lairs. They are

small, compact and flexible dogs, and have the energy and stamina to follow hounds and

horses for miles across hilly terrain. They are also highly intelligent, very courageous, and

extremely tenacious in seeking out their quarry.

Jack Russell Terriers have been used by various K-9 handlers in a variety of search

applications because of their tenacity. When given an objective to seek out, the JRT is

seldom distracted and will not lose interest until it has reached its objective.

Because of the inbred qualities and characteristics of the JRT, Abby is a perfect for sniffing

out mold colonies, much like her ancestors were trained to sniff out foxes and flush them

from their lairs.

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Mold Hounds