This talk by Julie Hill of DOC, will primarily be around Tahi the Rodent detection dog. From puppy to fully certified working dog and the jobs he does.
Biosecurity, surveillance, incursion, advocacy, and media.
Pest detection dogs uncover the presence of target pests, such as stoats, rodents, plague skinks, and Argentine ants. They smell and indicate scat, urine, ground scent and live and dead animals.
I will also touch on the history of conservation dogs, what the CDP undertakes, for example – mentoring, certifying and it supports a nationwide network of dog handler teams.