Scent Dogs | Dog-Owner.net

Scent Dogs: How These Amazing Animals Are trained (Part 3)

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Watch any special on television about scent-detector service dogs and you will see these amazing canines brave after some of the most dangerous work in the world – uncovering drugs, finding fugitives and locating explosive devices. The dogs that make it through the training are the cream of the crop, so to speak, but not [...]

Scent Dogs: How These Amazing Animals Are trained (Part 2)

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

0 Comments

Though every trainer may teach the actual scent-detection training a bit differently, the basics are very much the same – whether the dog is learning to detect chemicals, drugs, alcohol, gunpowder, explosives, or even large amounts of currency. The dog is first taught to recognize an odor by introducing it to a scent-soaked ball or toy [...]

Scent Dogs: How These Amazing Animals Are trained (Part 1)

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

0 Comments

Early training for service dogs destined to work in some field of scent detection generally involves a lot of socialization, followed with some basic obedience – and in some cases, a little agility. Canine Detection Training centers first have prospective puppies go to carefully screened foster families with whom the pups will be raised until [...]

Your Name:
Your email Address:

(This is a private and fully protected mailing list. You can unsubscribe at any time).

Dog-Owner.net

Tag Archive | "Scent Dogs"

Scent Dogs: How These Amazing Animals Are trained (Part 3)

Scent Dogs: How These Amazing Animals Are trained (Part 2)

Scent Dogs: How These Amazing Animals Are trained (Part 1)