Virginia Search and Rescue Dog Association

Glossary of terms used on this site

Term	Definition
Laminar Air Flow	Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary Laminar Air Flow : a straight flow of air without and interference.
LKP	Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary LKP (Last Known Position): the last location of the missing subject, substantiated by evidence or clues. The LKP changes with the discovery of clues/evidence. Author: ERI: Emergency Response International
Looping Scent	Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary Looping Scent : when scent travels upwards from a source, and settles down away from the source. Occurs with little to no wind at the source. Author: Linda Warshaw

Scent Cones
Scent Cones: movement of scent away from subject/source -in the shape of a cone.
Stimulus
Stimulus: A change in the environment. Dog Training focuses on discriminative stimuli, which causes a change of state in the dog, causing it to perform a specific behavior.
Shaping
Shaping: Building new behavior by selectively reinforcing variations in existing behavior, during the action rather than after completion, to increase or strengthen the behavior in a specific manner o