Having a bed bug infestation can make a long lasting impression on your life. You have to replace clothing and certain pieces of furniture. You become intimately aware with extermination processes and find yourself strangely familiar with the detailed life cycle of a particularly pervasive bug.

One other side affect that often occurs after the bed bug sniffing dogs have identified your problem and your life has been turned around for a few days is an ever present bed bug anxiety. Many people who have had bed bugs find themselves having anxious panicked nightmares about a new infestation of the critters.

I have discussed this phenomena with a handful of folks who have suffered this fate. They say that the nightmares can pop up every few weeks and as more distance comes between them and their bed bug infestation they happen less frequently. Of course the first few are the worst. They feel like a “here we go again” moment, with the looming trouble making you crazy.

Luckily to set you at ease whenever a scare occurs is the helpful noses of bed bug sniffing dogs. A friend in this situation recently tweeted, “The best part of waking up from my bed bug nightmares is that I am soon reassured that I currently do not have bed bugs.” Sound kind of thrilling.

Man’s best friend has long been a valuable asset. There are dogs that sniff for drugs and bombs, as well as dogs that can guide the blind. So it should come as no surprise that bed bug sniffing dogs would be such a huge help in finding and identifying the presence of a bed bug infestation.

The dogs that are used to sniff out a bed bug infestation are a specific breed. A well trained bed bug sniffing dog can detect even a single live bed bug or an egg with up to 96 percent accuracy. This is a marvelous talent that is mightily impressive. Of course, we have a long established tradition of allowing dogs to help us sniff out our problems. The dogs used to sniff for bombs and drugs are just as impressive as these bed bug sniffing dogs, though their targets tend to be larger and their smells more pervasive.

The amazing canine nose is one of nature’s most striking achievements. Human’s ability to utilize those noses is a vital asset in the fight against the rampant spread of bed bugs in and around urban areas. These dogs are the first line of defense and a great way to figure out exactly what sort of problem you are having.

Over the last few years, as bed bugs have made something of a comeback in the New York consciousness, I have heard a wide array of often suspicious bed bug oriented horror stories. Among them was a girl who Tweeted that she watched as a bed bug crawled off of a fellow subway rider and onto a second passenger. Unless this girl had some sort of super-microscopic-vision that story seems highly unlikely.

Thing is, once something like a bed bug infestation becomes a regular topic of conversation, the typical New Yorkers, ever concerned with being the most interesting person around, will try and use the issue to enhance their own New York City cred. Strange that bed bugs could become not dissimilar to celebrity sightings or restaurant reservations in the New York clout bolstering abilities. Of course we are talking about a city where people like to talk up muggings like they were notches on the bed post.

Once bed bug sniffing dogs are brought into manage a situation then you can start telling the actual boring and practical real bed bug story that most New Yorkers have actually missed. The situation will likely be resolved through a series of phone calls and a week or so of actually getting the ‘boring’ work of cleaning done.