02/02/2026
"Will this even hold up in court?"
That's the question we hear all the time about K9 mold certification.
And honestly? It's the RIGHT question to ask.
Here's what most people miss:
The legal system doesn't care about fancy certificates on your wall. They care about one thing — can you prove it works?
Courts have spent decades figuring out what makes scent detection reliable:
✅ Testing by someone who has nothing to gain
✅ Results that repeat consistently
✅ Evaluations where the dog can't be influenced
✅ Zero financial connection between tester and handler
Basically — show me the receipts.
This isn't new territory. Explosives dogs and narcotics dogs have been doing this since before most of us were born (shout out to Florida v. Harris at the Supreme Court level).
Mold detection is just catching up to a standard that already exists.
The shortcut? It doesn't exist. The workaround? Won't hold water. The real deal? Takes real work.
Question: Would you hire a mold detection team without independent certification? Why or why not? 💭