👋 NHU Ecology and Detection Dogs
👋 Introducing myself
First the Dogs:
Wren
Working cocker spaniel
A Conservation Detection Dog (CDD) on dead bat/bird carcass and Water Vole latrines.
Bedbug Detection Dog (BBD) assessed by NASDU and other professionals in the conservation community.
River
My pet dog, who I learnt to become a scentwork trainer with.
Super Scentwork competition dog.
Successful detection competition dog being the highest scoring dog of the Year in 2022 Detection Dog Trials! Won multiple competitions in operationally style trials. Starter Dog that has taught me the ropes. Now does a bit of everything from canicross and agility to gundog training, Scentwork and Mantrailing.
Molly
Springer spaniel
Specialist Bedbug Detection Dog (BBD).
Imprinted onto Bat carcass 🦇
Assessed by NASDU.
Addie
Springer spaniel
Our new addition to the team who will be training to be a detection dog!
A bit about me…
Dr Natasha Underwood
I am a certified LANTRA conservation detection dog handler, NASDU bedbug detection dog handler, K9 conservationists detection dog handler, TCSD detection dog handler and instructor which is City and Guilds certified. Currently working on water vole latrine detection, bat carcass detection, bedbug detection (NASDU certified), bird carcass detection, and fun truffle hunting. I am currently on the board for the Ecology Dogs England and Northern Ireland Working Group. PhD knowledge in ecology specifically on the colonisation of the newly created wetland habitats and their effectiveness for water quality improvement through phosphorus reduction, by investigating the biogeochemical interactions in the field; therefore better informing our understanding of improving ecological diversity and resilience.