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“Fifty” is trained just like a narcotics K-9 but he sniffs for sulfur, an element in Chinese drywall.
“A canine is actually going to sniff and they can detect parts per million. So even the smallest amount of corrosive drywall, they can detect,” handler Anthony Gimenez, explained. “There’s really nothing else like it that’s out there that does this type of detection.”
Gimenez has inspected homes for years, and recently added “Fifty” to his team.
Typically, testing for Chinese drywall involves ripping out sections of every wall.
“He can detect the corrosive drywall being present without doing any damage to the home,” Gimenez said.
Once “Fifty” detects sulfur, Gimenez can scrap tiny pieces of the wall into a container filled with a chemical compound that turns blue if sulfur is, in fact, present.
The process can save potential homeowners half the value of their home.
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.
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.
