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Sydney Water network scientist and dog handlers Nicole Harvey (left) and Bettina Grieve pictured with Joey, Winnie and Ziggy the water detection dogs. Picture: Sam Ruttyn
He is just 10 months old, but Joey the working springer spaniel is set to become the first sniffer dog to be hired to hunt down leaks in Sydney’s drinking water pipeline. Motivated to work with the promise of a play with a tennis ball as a reward, the purpose-bred puppy is soon to head into the field after completing his training with Sydney Water.
The scent-sensitive canine, who has been trained to detect the scent of chlorine in tap water, will join two other spaniels Sydney Water has enlisted to detect wastewater leaks.
