The city of Pacific was hit hard by the recent floods, but on Monday residents of the White River Estates got a free and unusual service...from a dog. Zina is a highly trained three year old canine that detects toxic mold.
She and her owner Paul Collins went door to door to check for mold in the neighborhood hit hardest by the recent floods.
Toni Jewett had her home inspected by the four-legged detector and says she grateful for the free service saying,
"Yeah i'm really glad. I want to make sure our house is clean and safe before we start putting the floors back in."
Mold was discovered in her kitchen after Zina alerted her owner to a specific area.
Paul Collins owns Enviro-Clean Northwest and provided this service for free to victims of the recent flood. This effort was much appreciated as the damage estimates for the area continue to climb. The latest figure for the city of six thousand residents is almost thirty million dollars. The good news is that three thousand tons of rock was brought in on Tuesday to raise the levy, and Mayor Richard Hildreth says this will be a big help in future flood events adding,"The flooding that we just experienced, if it was to hit right now, it probably wouldn't hit the houses because of the improvements that have already been done."
Zina is one of only three dogs in the state of Washington certified by The World Detection Dog Organization.
She and her owner Paul Collins went door to door to check for mold in the neighborhood hit hardest by the recent floods.
Toni Jewett had her home inspected by the four-legged detector and says she grateful for the free service saying,
"Yeah i'm really glad. I want to make sure our house is clean and safe before we start putting the floors back in."
Mold was discovered in her kitchen after Zina alerted her owner to a specific area.
Paul Collins owns Enviro-Clean Northwest and provided this service for free to victims of the recent flood. This effort was much appreciated as the damage estimates for the area continue to climb. The latest figure for the city of six thousand residents is almost thirty million dollars. The good news is that three thousand tons of rock was brought in on Tuesday to raise the levy, and Mayor Richard Hildreth says this will be a big help in future flood events adding,"The flooding that we just experienced, if it was to hit right now, it probably wouldn't hit the houses because of the improvements that have already been done."
Zina is one of only three dogs in the state of Washington certified by The World Detection Dog Organization.
