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You have to hand it to dogs for here is just another amazing good deed that dogs do for us humans. Before you make reservations you may want to read this article!
A particular hotel in Boston using the services of “ Advanced K-9 Detectives LLC,a company that has trained dogs who can “ detect and pin point the exact area of infestation” of bed bugs. The dogs are quick, accurate and can do the job in 2 minutes in a hotel room. This method has been approved by Boston’s Department of Health Inspectors!
The hotel chain Jury’s Boston Hotel a swanky 225 room hotel has not had bugs for almost 4 years as they have been using the Advantaged K-9 Services.This hotel has it all down to a science, if after the dogs locate the bugs the room is fumigated, and the mattress is burned. No fooling around here.
The dogs used are mixed Labradors on duty for a hotel search every 3 months at Jury‘s Boston Hotel, which indicates to me this is an ongoing problem but they are being pro-active.
As my article on Dogs Detect Cancer in Humans indicates dogs have an incredible sense of identification and can detect parts per trillion of small particles and can also detect cancer in humans. There are bomb dogs, drug dogs, arson dogs, and now they are experts in locating and sniffing out blood sucking bed bugs.
There is nothing worse that getting bugs in hotels, and do not be fooled by paying at a high priced hotel, they get infestations just the same as the cheaper hotels.
As Nicole Wong points out even the Park Plaza hotel has had the bug problem and in warmer climates the bugs just thrive on human blood!! I find it horrible just to think about sleeping in a hotel bed and being eaten alive by bed bugs!!
Apparently there is a “ bed bug epidemic” out there in the hotel industry, which requires hotels to keep spraying their beds with insecticides which is even worse.
Over 50 years ago this problem was not so widespread thanks to a pesticide called DDT which is now banned. Now bed bugs have resurfaced to plague even the most elegant hotels as more people are traveling internationally.
These blood sucking bed bugs are becoming stronger as they can survive between blood meals for one whole year! Bed bugs can spread in a building, hotel or other accommodation establishments very quickly.
When you get bitten by a bed bug you will develop irritated inflamed bumps and a white welt may develop with infections. Bed Bug infections cause severe itching can also cause allergic reactions in people and it is suspected that these bugs can spread Hepatitis B, and also cause asthma attacks. If your traveling this winter, be wary of hotel beds that do not have a protective cover on the mattress, which can stop the bugs from getting to your body. Its not foolproof but it’s a start unless they hire dogs that control bed bugs you have to ask a lot of questions before you book.In Toronto they use a dog named “Inspector Kody” for a hotel resort in Vaughan, Ontario.
This is just another example of working dogs bed bug sniffers and how well they can help us to ward off diseases, and prevent further illness, even when we are traveling in a world full of bed bugs. I hate to think of what is in a hospital bed!!!
Written by: Teri Salvador, Author
Read Nicole C. Wong’s article at:Boston Globe Newspaper
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Thanks for the comment Bug Busters…..yes you just have to love dogs to realize how they make our lives easier and healthier. Imagine dogs helping mankind to rid themselves of bed bugs. Dogs are amazing and we have tried to illustrate how they return their love to us.
Yet another reason to love dogs lol
Hi Angel:
Thanks for your comments and yes your holiday can turn into a nightmare these days especially in the Carribean where hotels are not as safe or sanitary. Look at the age of the mattress under the sheets and that should give you a good indication of whether the hotel is pro-actively protecting the health of its patrons.
There should also be a ” protective cover” over the mattress to offer some protection against bed bugs, but its not foolproof.
I think all Hotel chains should use dogs to inspect their rooms as they are highly accurate. Thanks for dropping by and do sign up for the newsletter above….see you soon!
Teri
Hi, Terri! Thanks for your comments, I appreciate them very much. I really like your blog and especially this article. To tell the truth – I’m shocked and even don’t know how to travel. It’s really a problem, thus, your holiday can turn into a nightmare with serious health problems.