Dogs that sniff out Chinese drywall may be cheaper inspection option

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. Anthony Gimenez of Professional Building Inspectors in Manatee County teamed up last year with the Von Asgard K9 Center in Myakka City to form the K9 Detection Service. Since dogs were already being used to find explosives and narcotics, Gimenez suspected they could be trained to detect drywall problems.

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