Glossary of terms used on this site
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Target Odor |
Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary
Target Odor : (aka Source) odors which detector dog are trained to detect. |
Temperament |
Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary
Temperament : The general consistence with which the animal behaves. |
Thermal |
Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary
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Tracking |
Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary
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Trailing |
Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary
Trailing (Dog): dogs are scent specific and require a scent article, with a track. Visualize the dog's Nose Down and Up, working some distance from the actual footsteps. |
Turbulent Air Flow |
Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary
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VSRDA Glossary
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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