Leaf detector's sniffing skills not too RustyREBECCA MOORE/STUFF Dog handler John Taylor with his border collie Rusty, after winning the 2017 Dave Galloway Innovation Award for bio security work, with Rusty sniffing out velvetleaf. The velvetleaf-detecting dog Rusty is making waves again, this time winning an award for his sniffing skills. Eight-year-old Rusty had only a couple of years' work left in him so it was important to train up new dogs, he said. Not only have Taylor and Rusty worked in Southland, the pair have been helping control the weed up north in Waikato. Council pest plant team leader Darian Embling said he was keen to get Rusty back in November, after his previous visit in February.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2017 07:07 UTC