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<p>In the war between dogs and cats, a Welsh company has given canines the upper hand in a field where felines have traditionally ruled the roost &#8211; mouse control.</p>
<p>Traditionally, cats have been the ones to track down the rodents but Holywell-based firm Wagtail is now hoping to change the status quo.</p>
<p>It has just trained what it says is Britain&#8217;s first mouse detection dog &#8211; Archie, a three-year-old springer spaniel.</p>
<p>Louise Wilson, head of training for Wagtail, said it took more than 12 months for Archie to complete his specialist training.</p>
<p>She said: &#8220;Mice are not that hard to find, but the trick is to find out how and where they are getting into a building, whether it&#8217;s an office, a warehouse, a supermarket or a cinema.</p>
<p>&#8220;That was the challenge for us and it has taken us over a year to train Archie compared to the three months it normally takes to train a dog to detect something. </p>
<p>&#8220;It has been really complicated and very intensive and has taken a lot of planning, but now Archie is trained and is ready to go out in the field with his handler.&#8221;</p>
<p>After his training with Wagtail, Archie will be used by the pest control section of UK property management company Mitie.</p>
<p>His handler, Alan Johnson, 33, from Sprotbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, said he was looking forward to the new challenge.</p>
<p>&#8220;I love dogs. I&#8217;ve got four at home and I do a bit of shooting and beating at weekends,&#8221; he said. &#8220;When the company came up with the idea of training a dog for mice and they asked me to take it on, I leapt at the chance and I&#8217;ve really enjoyed it.&#8221;</p>
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