Peanut
allergies are on the rise, affecting about 1.5
million people in the United States. For those
allergic, a peanut free diet is vital. Peanut
allergies account for the largest number of
deaths from an allergic reaction. If you or
someone you love is allergic to peanuts, you
know how serious the threat is. The scary part
about a nut allergy is that there are many foods
that contain nuts (and not just the obvious
ones), causing a reaction in people who are
highly allergic. These Peanut Dogs undoubtedly
will save many lives!
GMA
To Film In Land O' Lakes A
staff report – Tampa Bay Online (www.tbo.com)
Published: April 28, 2008 The network
television program plans to interview a Land O'
Lakes family, whose 8-year-old son is severely
allergic to peanuts. The family has trained its
dog to sniff out peanuts from the child's food
to protect him from accidentally eating them.
Allergic?
Get a pooch that's snoopy for peanuts St. Petersburg
Times (www.tampabay.com)
In print: Friday, April 18, 2008 Today,
dogs are more than just pets. They're saving our
lives — finding bombs and drugs, working
as companion animals for the disabled, locating
disaster victims, even alerting us to our own
seizures and cancers.
Dogs are even aiding people with serious food
and environmental sensitivities. In Miami, trained
dogs find mold problems in homes, hotels and businesses.
In Safety Harbor, Bedbug Dogs offers a detection
service for homes, hotels and timeshares.
And in April, one of the newest types of aid dogs
will debut in Tampa: Peanut-sniffing dogs.
