K-9s certified to detect the presence of Chinese Drywall
January 14
From Tampa Bay Online:
Title: Chinese Drywall Sniffing Dog
Published: Mon, 11 Jan 2010
Description: One bay area company has mans best friend sniffing out tainted Chinese Drywall saving money for those homeowners that are not contaminated.
Transcript of the story is available here.
January 12
Article from Tampa Bay Online:
Until now, inspectors looking for tainted Chinese drywall had to tear apart houses to detect the problem. But now man’s best friend can help sniff out the problem, minimizing damage to the home.
Photo by MAURICE CAPOBIANCO
Video of the story here.
December 29
Front page story in the Bradenton Herald on 12/29/09:
Homeowner Jennifer Rzewnicki was pleased Monday to see a dog sniffing the walls inside her home and not freezing in the sitting position.
That sitting position would have meant that Shadow, a 2-year-old German shepherd, had encountered the odor of Chinese drywall.
December 28
Article from Bay News 9 on December 28, 2009:
Homeowners concerned about dangerous Chinese drywall can now turn to trained dogs for help.
Jeremiah Comes and his two-year-old German Shepherd, Shadow, make up the first ever Chinese drywall sniffing team in the country. Comes says Shadow is trained to detect sulfur, the chemical found in tainted drywall.
Video of the story from Bay News 9 below:
December 24
From JustNews.com:
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — For decades dogs have been used to find drugs and even detect bombs. Now they’re on the trail of chinese drywall.
On Tuesday, Local 10 went out on a home inspection Shadow, the first-ever Chinese drywall-sniffing dog.
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