Ridder Thermal employs a bed bug detection dog to radically decrease inspection times and maximize accuracy. This helps us minimize costs and gives you greater peace of mind.
A dog’s nose can accomplish in minutes what can take a human hours to visually inspect. Dogs are 90% to 99% accurate in detecting bed bugs, which far exceeds the accuracy of traditional inspections.
Copper: trained by the best
Ridder Thermal employs Copper, a graduate of the Florida Canine Academy and trained by Bill Whitstine. Bill has trained dogs in bomb, drug, money, weapons, termite, mold and accelerant detection since 1989. He has been featured on nine television shows, including Animal Planet and several other segments aired by The Discovery Channel and HGTV.
Copper’s life
Copper, a Labrador mix, was rescued from the Humane Society, taking him from doggy death row to canine Bed Bug Inspector. Copper receives plenty of exercise to keep him active on the job, and his teeth are brushed regularly to prevent gum disease, which can affect a canine’s nasal passages.
Copper continues his training on a daily basis to maintain and hone his abilities. A “scent discrimination wheel” is used to keep the dog accurate at distinguishing between bed bugs and other odors. Bed bug “hides” train the canine to seek out bed bug activity in a real life setting.
Contact us to get Copper to perform his fast and accurate inspection on your premises.
Why use Copper?
Less Expensive. Bedbug detection Dogs generate quicker and more accurate results, which leads to lower remediation costs for homeowners and insurers. For schools, hotels, apartments, commercial and government buildings, cost savings can be quite substantial.
Cutting-Edge Technology. The “Nose” is cutting-edge technology and the latest trend in the Pest Control industry. It’s the only inspection tool that can detect and pinpoint sources of bedbugs - critical information for lowering costs.
Proven and Trusted. “Man’s best friend” has been used for years by military and law enforcement agencies to detect bombs and drugs, among other things.
Dogs are Honest. Dogs are trained to work for food and love.
Greater Peace of Mind. Research supports that if the dog finds bedbugs, there’s a high statistical probability you should investigate further. If the dog doesn’t find bedbugs, you can know with greater certainty that your home, office or school is safe from bedbugs.
Hard Workers. In Germany, government authorities have found that a typical office building search of approximately 200 rooms can take one dog eight hours to complete.
Effective Problem Solvers. For anyone concerned about a possible Bed Bug infestation, our dog can quickly and with 95% accurately inspect a home, hotel room, apartment which gives both parties the feedback they need to quickly and effectively resolve issues.
On Monday November 24, 2008 
Ridder Thermal was featured on WRIF’s home improvement show 
