Detector Dog Kernul
and Dog Handler Michelle King
All About Kernul
BREED: Labrador Retriever
BIRTHDATE: March 10, 2016
WEIGHT: 62 lbs
HANDLER: Michelle King
FAVORITE TOY: Stuffed Lambchop
Kernul is a Chocolate Lab who was rescued from a shelter in 2018 by the USDA and brought to the National Detector Dog Training Center in Newnan, Georgia where he began his training as an Agricultural Detection K9.
Kernul helps protect California by visiting shipping terminals (FedEx, UPS, USPS, etc.), where he uses his nose to sniff out and alert on unmarked packages containing Agricultural products (flowers, produce, plants, seeds, soil, etc.).
Kernul is sensitive, very sweet, aims to please and works hard for treats. When he isn’t working, he loves snuggling, swimming, jogging, and playing ball.
CA Dog Teams
CDFA TV
Dozer The Detector Dog Helps Keep Mail Pests Away From Yolo County Agriculture
Unwanted pests hitching a ride in the mail are a threat to California's billion-dollar agriculture, but they're no match for Dozer the Detector Dog. (CBS 13) (1:41)
Meet Dozer, Agriculture-Detector Dog
The latest weapon against pests threatening California’s $2 billion agriculture business is Dozer, a canine trained to sniff out fruit insects (03:32)
Good Day Sacramento: Dozer - Food & Agriculture Detector Dog
Cody Stark meets "Dozer," a dog trained to protect California agriculture from plant pests and diseases by detecting undeclared plant material and insects in packages. (03:26)
Every Day is Friday for this Detector Dog
Friday was forced into retirement at the age of nine, but she's not ready to give up sniffing boxes. She now lives with her handler, Jeremy Partch, where she's learning how to be...a pet. (2:52)
Detector Dogs Stop Plant Pests
Canine inspectors at shipping facilities and airport terminals from Sacramento to San Diego detect undeclared produce and plants in packages, to prevent the introduction of invasive plant pests into California. (02:46)