Canine Bedbug Finder

Specialties

Anyone who has bedbugs, or suspicions that they have them wants the same thing: peace of mind. We are an inspection company that helps people determine if they have bedbugs, and if so, where. Through the use of canine scent detection, we can inspect your home or place of business and pin point the location of bedbug activity. If you’ve experienced a bedbug «false alarm», we can bring you that welcomed peace of mind that your home is free and clear.

Canine Bed Bug Finder was started as a bed bug inspection company. In its second year of operation it expanded to include equipment rental and also introduced a Bed Bug Home and Travel Inspection Kit. The company is not affiliated with any other pest control business, and does not offer pesticide treatments. The company is based in Cincinnati, Ohio but has clients throughout the tri-​state area.

History

Established in 2009.

Canine Bed Bug Finder was launched in 2009 Their dog, Hershey, is a friendly Labrador Retriever that has gone through countless hours of training, and was certified in bed bug scent detection by the Florida Canine Academy. Initially this was to be a part-​time business, but soon after it started, John realized this needed to be a full time commitment. So he retired from the hearing aid industry to devote full time to the business.

The Montgomery’s primary goal then, and still is today, to educate people about bed bugs and help their clients get peace of mind by pin pointing live bed bug activity through Hershey’s scent detecting capability.

Today, Canine Bed Bug Finder is a multi-​faceted business. Hershey’s bed bug inspections continue to be the core business of the company. Recently the business expanded into equipment rental, and the company now offers its own Bed Bug Inspection Kit for Home and Travel. It is available for sale on several bed bug products web sites

Meet the Business Owner

John M.

Business Owner

n August of 2008, John Montgomery was recovering from hip surgery. To help in that process, he rented a lift chair from a local medical supply company. Immediately he began to experience what he thought was a rash from the medications he was taking. To his horror he discovered the lift chair was infested with bed bugs. And in a matter of days, John and his wife, LeAnne, had unknowingly spread them to other rooms of their home and realized they had a bed bug problem.

Like most people, the Montgomerys knew virtually nothing about bed bugs. They did, however, delve into research through books and the internet to learn as much as they could — and most importantly — how to get rid of them. During that learning process, they kept hearing about dogs that were tra ined to sniff out the location of bed bugs.

After their treatment program was done, they searched for a bed bug dog to come to their home to verify that their treatment program was successful.