Reading Detection Canine Behavior

Question 1

Intent

Answer 1

A canine’s ability and desire to systematically hunt for a trained odor.

Question 2

Control

Answer 2

Canine’s responsiveness to verbal commands and presentations during the search.

Question 3

Alert

Answer 3

A change of body posture and increased respiration when the dog first encounters the odors he has been trained to detect.

Question 4

Tracing

Answer 4

Post-alert behavior displayed by the canine while following the odor to source.

Question 5

Walking odor

Answer 5

The canine alerts and walks away.

Question 6

Indication

Answer 6

A trained behavior that pinpoints source.

Question 7

Passive indication

Answer 7

Sit, down, point

Question 8

Aggressive indication

Answer 8

Scratch, bite

Question 9

False indication

Answer 9

The canine displayed a change in behavior that the handler interpreted as an alert and indication in a controlled training environment where it had been previously established that no trained odors were present.

Question 10

Nonproductive alert

Answer 10

The canine displayed an alert in an uncontrolled field environment where no tangible trained substances could be located.

Question 11

Fringe indication

Answer 11

The canine prematurely indicates while tracing odor.

Question 12

Pinpoint

Answer 12

Directing the team to move to source.

Question 13

Threshold problem

Answer 13

The canine walks odor that is not at a quantity previously experienced.