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Man’s best friend is being enlisted in efforts to detect the soil-born pathogen responsible for sudden oak death and other rapidly spreading plant and tree diseases.

Phytophthora is difficult to detect in nurseries, plant materials, and planting sites until it has done its damage. To develop early-detection options, H.T. Harvey and Associates are training a female cattle dog/border collie mix named Bolt to sniff out Phytophthora. Read more...

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• Fully licensed and insured
• Individualized attention
• Friendly and responsible
• Humane, reward-based handling and training methods
• Open communication and honesty
• Pet CPR & First Aid certified
• Environmentally responsible

About Lauralea

Company owner Lauralea Oliver is a Professional Ecology Detection Dog Handler and Trainer, Professional Member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), and a Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI) through the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW).

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