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Term	Definition
Air Scent	Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary Air Scent (Dog): A dog that searches for the source of human odor. They are typically "Nose Up" when they work, and are usually non-scent-discriminating. Air scent dogs do NOT require a scent article or tracks. No starting point (or Last Known Position) is required. Multiple dogs can work an area, though not at the same time. A dog can work an area that has already been searched by dogs and/or people. Author: ARDA: American Rescue Dog Association

Term

Definition

Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary

Air Scent (Dog): A dog that searches for the source of human odor. They are typically "Nose Up" when they work, and are usually non-scent-discriminating.

Air scent dogs do NOT require a scent article or tracks.
No starting point (or Last Known Position) is required.
Multiple dogs can work an area, though not at the same time.
A dog can work an area that has already been searched by dogs and/or people.

Author: ARDA: American Rescue Dog Association

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VSRDA Glossary

Back-Chaining
Back-Chaining: A teaching methodology, where the training of the chained behaviors occurs in reverse order. The final behavior is taught first, and the second-to-last behavior is added and taught next
Behavior Chain
Behavior Chain: a series of learned behaviors, carried out, after one command.
Blank Search
Blank Search: A training or certification exercise in which the target odor is not present
Blind
Blind: A training exercise is considered Blind if the person person searching does not know the location of odor(s), and/or if any are prescent, BUT the accompanying Instructor/Evaluator DOES know.

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