Truffle
Dogs WA (TDWA) are fully independent truffle hunters based in Manjimup,
Western Australia who have been searching for truffles since 2007 in the
heart of the Western Australian Truffle district, Manjimup. It is a relatively
new industry in the southern hemisphere with only a hand full of trufferies
(truffle farms) producing commercial amounts of the prized Perigord
Black truffle or French Black Truffle.
We have 2 fully trained Labrador Retrievers. Our dogs
honed their skills at one of the biggest producing trufferies in the southern
hemisphere. In the 2008 season our truffle dogs found in excess of 300KG
of black truffle! Our handlers, Mel and Gav, both have experience with
training and working dogs. Mel has spent 5 years training and handling
Narcotic Detector Dogs, and has worked all over Australia in many different
environments with her detection dog. Gav is the son of a Scottish gamekeeper
and was raised surrounded by pointers and retrieving dogs.
We
are committed to helping people get a start in the Truffle Industry and
are happy to offer direction to anybody wishing to discuss how they get
into the industry. Please feel free to contact
us for assistance.
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