Why We Started Mold Dawgs
Florida grows mold better than any state in the country. The summers are hot, the storms come daily, the AC systems sweat around the clock, and millions of homes stay sealed tight against the heat. Most of the mold that grows here stays hidden inside wall cavities and duct runs. Homeowners find out about the mold from a musty smell, from allergies that act up at home, or from a bad surprise during a renovation.
The usual ways of hunting for hidden mold all have the same weakness. A visual inspection only catches what the inspector can see. An air test says there are spores in the house without saying where the spores come from. Cutting open walls finds the mold eventually, but only after somebody guesses right. In every case, the homeowner pays for a search when what they need is a location.
So we changed the order and put the dog first.
How the Sweep Fits In
Our detection dog is certified for mold scent work. The dog's job is location: it sweeps the home and alerts where mold odor may be present, and the handler writes down every alert spot. The full process is here. What you do next is up to you. You can bring in a licensed mold assessor to test the alert spots, fix the moisture problem behind them, or book a re-sweep after repair work is done to see whether the dog still stops at the same places.
We Only Do Detection
We don't sell mold testing and we don't sell remediation. Nobody on this team earns more money when the dog alerts, and that is how a screening service should be built. When the sweep comes up empty, we tell you the sweep came up empty. Good news is a fine result.
How a Sweep Day Goes
We confirm the visit the day before. The handler arrives with the dog, walks the property line-up with you, and hears the history: the smells, the leaks, the room everyone avoids. Then the dog works, room by room, nose along the baseboards and up the walls, with the handler recording each alert as it happens. Most homes take well under a half day. At the end you walk the alert spots together, the handler explains what the dog did at each one, and the written summary follows promptly. No pitch at the end, because there is nothing else to sell you.
Questions People Ask About Us
Who actually comes to my house?
One handler and one certified detection dog. No crew, no sales rep, no rotating cast. The same team that answers your form is the team that walks your rooms.
Is Mold Dawgs licensed?
Here is the straight answer. Florida licenses mold assessors and mold remediators, and we are deliberately neither, because we don't test and we don't remediate. Detection dog work is a certification field, not a licensed trade, and our dog is certified for mold odor detection. When a job needs a licensed professional, we say so and point you to one.
Why not just offer testing too?
Because the moment we sell testing, an alert starts earning us money, and you would be right to wonder about every alert after that. Keeping detection separate is what makes the sweep worth trusting.