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Buster & Bella joined the Bug R Off! family in August 2010. The people of the Wimmera helped to name Bella with a competition run over a few week prior to her arriving in Horsham.
Termite Detection dogs have a keen sense of smell, better than most dogs. The scent that termites excrete is the odour that Buster & Bella pick up on. It is a mixture of a sugary substance and the pheromones that timber feeding termites excrete.
Buster and Bella need to be trained each and every day. On weekends, Buster and Bella are put through a serious of tests in Steve & Danielle's home. The termite detection dogs are required to seek out the termites that are hidden amongst the house and are subject to the same obstacles that they would encounter in most peoples home such as cats, difficult locations (behind books on a book shelf) and under carpet. This maintains that they are at their highest quality and effective at finding termites in other homes.
Buster & Bella were trained by Martin Domonick at Brisbane's K9 Centre. Martin is the leader in this industry with an extensive background in the Royal Australian Air Force Dog Unit. Martin also trains narcotic and explosive detection dogs to name just a few.
Buster is a 3 year old beagle and came to Bug R Off! because he was Bella's best friend and kennel mate. The K9 Centre didn't want to separate the two beagles so they came as a package to us.
Well trained and well travelled, Buster & Bella spend a lot of time traveling with Steve.
