San Joaquin County’s agricultural commissioner voices need for more pest-detecting dogs

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY — While the agriculture industry in San Joaquin County provides food to the world, there’s one nose trying to protect it all.

The one-dog pest inspection team in the county is trying to stop any threats to the area’s agriculture before they happen. But as the threat of invasive species grows, officials now want to see more paws cracking down on pests.

CBS13 got a behind-the-scenes look at how San Joaquin County’s only detector dog, Waylon, can sniff out anywhere a threat to the industry could be hiding…

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