A beagle dog on a leash looking into a blue locker at a school hallway.

WELCOME TO THE CANINE PEST DETECTION ASSOCIATION (CPDA)

The Canine Pest Detection Association (CPDA) was launched to provide canine teams the support and expertise needed to further their expertise and professionalism, as well as to provide an independent certification of the team’s competency.

We believe in ongoing education and development of canine scent detection teams. We believe in supporting the success of the canine pest detection industry by promoting principles of transparency, integrity, competency, and continuing education.

Who are we?

The founders of CPDA have decades of experience in the field of canine scent detection work and are committed to excellence, integrity, transparency and the highest standards of professionalism. The founding members have close to 50 years of combined experience in day to day canine scent detection work.

Our canine advisor, Pepe Peruyero is renown for his research, training, and as a behaviorist. He is the founder of Pepedogs and Scentworx, co-founder of NESDCA, with co-authored publications in peer reviewed journals, including scent detection in the field of entomology, horticulture, conservation, medical and canine behavior.

A beagle dog on a leash looking into a locker in a school hallway.
A small dog with white and tan fur standing on a black chair, looking up, next to a brick wall and a metal pillar.
Two black dogs wearing harnesses labeled 'WORKING K9' and 'SERVICE DOG' interacting near a gray couch and a wooden table, indoors.
A small beagle puppy with a red collar standing on its hind legs, with front paws on a metallic diamond-plate surface, near an electrical outlet. The puppy is inside a fire station next to a red fire truck.
A beagle puppy with a black collar pressing its nose against the glass door of a display case, possibly trying to get inside. The background shows brick wall and wooden flooring.

What will we provide our members?

CPDA has a mission to provide more accessible and affordable training and certification opportunities,

and provide the membership with timely information and access to experts in the scent detection field.

CPDA will be publishing its organizational structure, by-laws, and meeting minutes in a timely way. A quarterly financial report will also be available to the membership as a measure of total transparency in operating.

The first organizational board meeting will take place on August 20, 2022. CPDA will be publishing the certified scent detection teams on the website and provide the teams their certificates upon successful certification.