Bed bugs have become a national epidemic. They have spread through households, hotels, movie theatres, schools, and offices. You name it, bed bugs have infested it. Among the many bed bug detection methods, the canine bed bug detection method has been proven to provide very effective and reliable results.
Pro-Train: Canine Bed Bug Detection services are available to the general public and on a wholesale alliance with all licensed Pest Control Operators.
Our intensely trained dogs can reveal infestation missed during visual inspections. Our certified Pro-Train friends can sniff out places that are not readily accessible to inspectors, such as the inside of outlets, behind baseboards, under beds, and inside box springs. These bed bug dogs can detect bed bugs inside a pile of clothes and even a full stuffed toy box.
Other bed bug detection methods can be time consuming, labor intensive, and unreliable. These issues with bed bug detection can lead to exorbitant costs, as well.
Our dogs are selected initially via extensive testing for environmental soundness, high drives for nosework searching, and a high willingness to please. Very few pass these tests.
Training is done using multiple handlers to offset cueing, different locations with a wide variety of variables, and proofing for false indications. This is all done through a very well formatted step by step training program with over 100 sessions prior to testing for certification.
Certification is from outside experts in the field who are impartial and objective in the certification process.
Maintenance training is an on-going process with regularly scheduled sessions.
" We have used Protrain on several occasions as a vital tool to increase our bed bug detection efficiency. Mark and Andrew are extremely professional and represent our firm very well. They show up on time, every time, and have extensive knowledge in scent detection. Their dogs have been 100% accurate, and their ongoing training maintains their ability to inspect all types of situations/infestations. While other pest management professionals may have their own K-9 teams, Protrain allows us to perform quality service and not sway from our primary line of extermination and remediation work.
We use their services for low-level infestations, post-treatment bed bug free(TM) verification and ongoing inspections for hospitality/commercial needs.
Mark, Andrew and Protrain are great at what they do and we trust them with their outstanding service."
Garrett Thrasher
Thrasher Termite & Pest Control, Inc.

