Handlers’ beliefs & Drug Dog Performance

Handlers’ Beliefs Affect Explosive- And Drug-Sniffing Dog Performance
02 Feb 2011
Drug- and explosives-sniffing dog/handler teams’ performance is affected by human handlers’ beliefs, possibly in response to subtle, unintentional handler cues, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found. Continue reading Handlers’ beliefs & Drug Dog Performance

Human ovarian carcinoma detected by dogs

Gyrgy Horvath Department of Oncology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gteborg, Sweden, gyorgy.horvath@oncology.gu.se

Gunvor af Klinteberg J¤rverud Department of Oncology, Swedish Working Dog Club, Kode, Sweden
Sven J¤rverud
Department of Oncology, Swedish Working Dog Club, Kode, Sweden
Istv¡n Horv¡th
Department of Oncology, Hungarian Working Dog Club, Dunaszekcs, Hungary
The high mortality rate associated with ovarian carcinoma is mainly owing to late diagnosis. It is thus essential to develop inexpensive and simple methods for early diagnosis. Papers on canine scent detection of malignancies such as melanoma and bladder, lung, and breast cancer have recently been published in peer-reviewed journals, indicating a new diagnostic tool for malignancies.

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Analysis of uniqueness and persistence of human scent

“The use of canines, Canis lupus var. familiaris, in law enforcement is widely accepted; however, there are few peer-reviewed studies confirming their accuracy and reliability. The . . . → Read More: Analysis of uniqueness and persistence of human scent

K-9 scent discrimination

http://sites.google.com/site/k9scentdiscrimination/

“This website is a work in progress and is subject to change, but my intention is to first outline the ways in which knowledge about the relations between events is gained. Then explain what discrimination training really involves, what animals are learning during the course of discrimination training, and offer a user friendly, applied . . . → Read More: K-9 scent discrimination

Tracking resources

Internet Websites and Lists devoted to tracking and tracking support.

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Tracking clip

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tracking anecdote

How tracking is like driving a stick shift

When you begin tracking it is like the first time you drove a car with a standard shift in that you had to think about pushing in the clutch and pressing the gas just enough so the car will move forward smoothly. The reason you didn’t observe what your . . . → Read More: tracking anecdote