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Bergdorf Goodman Hires Bedbug Dog, Just to be Safe

By DNAinfo Staff on August 13, 2010 12:04pm

Bergdorf Goodman uses a bedbug sniffing beagle, like this one, to patrol for critters after hours.
Bergdorf Goodman uses a bedbug sniffing beagle, like this one, to patrol for critters after hours.
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By Mariel S. Clark

DNAinfo News Editor

MANHATTAN — High-end department store Bergdorf Goodman is trying to keep out the bedbugs by enlisting the help of a critter-sniffing dog, according to media reports.

The Fifth Avenue store hasn't had any reports of bedbugs but wanted to stay ahead of the city's infestation problem, a spokesperson told the Daily News.

"The anxiety level is clearly high in New York. It seemed important to go the extra mile," Ginger Reeder, vice president of corporate communications, told the paper.

Enter a bedbug-sniffing beagle who has been patrolling the store after hours in recent weeks and will continue to do so until the city-wide problem subsides, the News reported.

Bedbugs have been multiplying across the city in recent years. Other Manhattan retailers, including Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister have had to close temporarily to handle infestations.