How many Footsteps do Dogs need to Determine the Direction of an Odor Trail?
Dogs are naturally able to follow an odour pattern, which is successfully utilized in many disciplines (explosive detection, tracking of human suspects, conservation, etc.) This study was designed in order
Selection and Training of Dogs for Tracking
Two experiments were conducted to examine the ability of dogs to determine the direction of human-laid trail and examine the mechanisms dogs use to determine this direction.In experiment 1 the
Use of TNT Water in Mine Detection Dog Training
Before this complementary training method is used, the dog should go through basic search training. The dog should have a good search system (good tempo, alertness, focus, keeping nose close
A Test for the Evaluation of Emotional Reactivity in Labrador Retrievers used for Explosives Detection
Journal of Veterinary Behavior 10 (2015) 94-102by Sherman at al.Reactions to noise and other environmental stressors is a problem for working dogs. Anxiety or fear can impair a working dog’s