these 14-month-old labs were called to duty in december 2021 and have had their paws on the ground sniffing for covid in the three facilities by the school district. if they hit the positive location the canine will sit and indicate and they will be rewarded by their handler giving the community a feeling of a little more security and they won t bring home covid because they are pro-actively looking to sanitize where those things might prop up. at east fair haven elementary we saw firsthand the dogs detecting the scent of covid in eight areas in the cafeteria. they indicated a particular students had been sitting. as a result of that we did contact the parent and told him the dog indicated an area your child has been today.