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1
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K-9 olfactory is how many times stronger than a human?

A

40-100x

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2
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Olfaction is the dogs

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Most highly developed sense

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3
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Are dogs macro somatic or micro somatic?

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Macro somatic

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4
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Vomeronasal Gland

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In the upper pallet behind the top K-9 teeth. Has Olfactory cells and 608 nerve bundles connecting it to the olfactory lobe in brain.

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5
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Theory of Oder dispersion

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Time
Temp
Humidity 
Quality
Quantity
Masking agents
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6
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What types of containers will you need?

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Training aid container
Super scent container
Negative aid container

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7
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What should be in a training aid container?

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Ammo can
Glass jars with metal lid
Tongs
Health food saver gloves
Color code
Two oz of each Oder/color 
Cotton balls in each jar
Bags/glass salt shakers
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8
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What is a training aid container?

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Items used daily for training upkeep

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9
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What is a super scent container used for?

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Used to scent gifte

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10
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What is a super scent container?

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Large gallon size jars
Use 1/4 oz. marijuana and place as many gifte that will fit inside
Cocain
Other drugs

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11
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What is a negative aid container?

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One of every item used in training which has never been contaminated with narcotic odor.
Place each item in separate zip lock bags.
Purpose is to proof dog to not hit on anything but narcotic odor.
Place in room/car free of narcotics

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12
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What is the main way dogs communicate?

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Through body posture.

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13
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How do you test dogs hunt?

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Give visual stimulation with toy and retrieve
Make dog think toy has been placed or thrown in an area
Leave area watch dog hunt 3-5 minutes

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14
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Three alerts/ how to tell odor response

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Change of breathing-subtile/dramatic
Change of body posture-subtile/dramatic
Final indication-scratch/sit/bark/bite

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15
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What is a sweep?

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Done when a dog shows interest

Make dog check 2-3 feet each side of where interest shown high and low while handler keeps feet moving.

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16
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What is proofing

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Done when the dog has gone into final response but handler did not see odor response. Coax dog several items down then come back searching the item dog indicated on.

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17
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Two types of rewards

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Primary
Toy/gifte comes from object dog indicates on

Secondary
Comes from handler dog should not see toy coming

18
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Two main characteristics of scent cone?

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Further away from the object the odor is less dense

The closer to the object the odor is more dense

19
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Reverse search pattern

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First sweep is for dog eye level and below

Second sweep is for handler what dog missed

20
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Explain constructive search time

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1st search 20 min. Rest 25
2nd search 12-14 min. Rest 30
3rd search 8-10 min done

21
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What is a canine drive?

A

Inherent genetic instinct placed in the dog for survival. Survival of the individual, pack, or species. It is instinctive and requires no thought process or reasoning.
Drive is there or is not.

22
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What is survival?

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The mother of all drives

23
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What is prey drive?

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The inherent genetic desire for chase and capture.
Survival drive for food gathering
Contains aggression
All hunt is in prey

24
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What is the most basic stimulator of prey drive?

What is the strongest stimulator of prey drive?

A

Hunger

Prey escape/hide

25
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Prey drive is a very low stress drive. True or false?

26
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What is the only way to fulfill prey drive?

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To fill the mouth

27
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What is civil/defense drive?

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Inherent genetic ability to act aggressive in other than a food gathering situation.
Contains aggression

28
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What is one of the strongest stimulators of civil drive?

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Pain

Threat of pain or attack

29
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Civil drive is defensive aggression explain

A

Self defense
Area defense
Pack defense

30
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Does civil drive contain hunt?

31
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Is civil drive a high or low stress drive?

A

Very high stress drive

32
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What is the only way to fulfill civil drive?

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To create distance

33
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What is pack drive?

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Inherent genetic desire to fit into a social structure.

All verbal and physical corrections do in pack

34
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What are two of the strongest simulators of pack drive?

A

Alpha praise

Alpha punishment

35
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What fulfills pack drive?

A

Alpha praise

36
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Three ways to stimulate prey drive

A

Visual
Audible
Olfactory

37
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Basic trigger for prey drive

38
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What is the golden rule of detector dog training?

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To teach the dog only the intended odor which is narcotics.

39
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Goblet Cells

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Produce mucous that bathes the interior of the nose. Keeps the membrane and incoming air moist. Traps foreign substances.

40
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Nasal plane

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Hairless part of nose covered with plaque pattern individual to each dog. Contains the nostrils which is entryway to nasal chambers.

41
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Turbinates

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Boney ridges covered with mucous which slow down air movement by protruding into nasal chambers.

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