Reading Detection Canine Behavior Flashcards
Control
Canine’s responsiveness to verbal commands and presentations during the search.
Intent
A canine’s ability to systematically hunt for a trained odor.
What did you do with your dog?
I conducted a canine SNIFF of the vehicle.
What is your dog trained to find?
My canine is trained to find concealed humans and the odors of controlled substances.
Alert
A change of body posture and increased respiration when the dog first encounters the odors he has been trained to detect.
Tracing
Post-alert behavior displayed by the canine while following the odor to source.
Walking odor
The canine alerts and walks away.
Indication
A trained behavior that pinpoints source.
Passive indication
Sit, down, point
Aggressive Indication
Scratch, bite