Malamar taking a nap after a canine bed bug inspection job in Allston today. A multi-units apartment complex, basically rented out to college students. Ah! the days of College. Long gone, so much fun indeed. But I certainly do not remember living in such disastrous, messy, cluttery, dirty conditions. Especially the kitchen area.
Oh well! Malamar is perfect for this type of inspection job. She just follows my lead and sniffs out everywhere and everything. She was not too distracted by a cat that was running loose in one of the units. Genrally, she would go wild at the sight or smell of a cat. And another unit has a dog in it.
Kudos to Malamar who just behaved.
Off to Carlisle, MA for yet another residential bed bug inspection. These people were helping their sisters move out and into a new apartment. And found out she had had a bed bug infestation. So now they want to know if they brought those great hitchhickers back into their home. I get a lot of these types of requests. Off we go, Nicki and Malamar and I...
Yes, indeed! Can't tell you which reputable, world-renowned resort is having problems with bed bug infestations because I swore my client I would not divulge the name ot it. It turns out that she went to this resort on vacation a month or so ago and her son got bitten all over his little body.
Upon returning back home, she called the resort to find out if they had had a problem with bed bugs on the room they were in.
2 weeks later, the resort confirmed the bed bug infestation.
The rest is history. We got a phone call to K9- inspect her home that day.
Fortunately, neither dogs alerted. It was interesting to learn that the resort had requested that 2 independent canine inspections be performed within a week from each other. They paid of course for all the charges, the travel costs, lodging and then some to their clients.
I could tell you more but it would have to be in dog language. They really don't want humans to know...
Me and Malamar had to get up at 4:30 AM some day this week to do a job here in Worcester. Would you believe it! Why can't I do the job while students are coming in and out of the library? I love them students. They are so much like me: young and stubborn and fun!
My handler had to drag me out of my sleeping quarters - I just couldn't wake up. I hid my face under my paws and tried to make believe I was still asleep. But she figured me out, especially when I open my left eye to see if I had duped her.
My partner Malamar on the other hand, was up and about as if it was the middle of the day. She was squirmishing with happiness and anticipation of a new bed bug sniffing job. Oh Pleaaaaase!
We head over to the U's library at 6:00 AM. The clock had been set back to normal the night before; we waited and waited for the PCO to appear. My handler finally called him and would you believe he was still asleep -he had not adjusted his clock back the night before. Oh boy! I could have slept another hour.
Lots of reading areas to sniff out and loads of bookcases too but fortunately, no bed bugs. Aren't bed bugs still asleep in the dark hours of the early morning? I'll have to ask my handler about that.
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