Bed Bug Dogs!

[cmadara]

Some of you might already know this but I thought I would share.
We stayed at the Grand Floridian last week- had an amazing time BTW! Anyway, we were in the lobby and saw 2 beagles with handlers wearing vests that said "Pest Control". Later on in the week I was chatting with a manager and brought it up. She said they were there to look for bed bugs! Amazing!!
I never knew they trained dogs to do that?!!

 

[Dis703]

Yes, it's a thing. When a coworker had bed bugs they used the dogs after treatment to determine if there were any left. They've been used at Disney for a while to detect them as well. Pretty neat they can train them that way.

 

[Lynne M]

Yep, the beagles have been in use at WDW, and many other places, for several years now.

 

[smallworldnh]

How cool! Glad to see they're doing this too!

 

[JerseyJanice]

"Yo! Where's Roscoe?"

I guess Roscoe the Bed Bug Dog isn't in TV commercials where you live.

Look for him on YouTube. Everybody loves Roscoe.

 

[cvjw]

Yep, rode in the elevator at BWV with the 2 beagles and their handlers. They were hesitant to confirm they were looking for bed bugs, but they did

 

[Mickey's Best Girl]

Frankly I'd like to see them more often.

Better to be proactive than reactive where bed bugs are concerned.

 

[pjhootch]

My beagle just eats socks. Not much of a talent.