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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

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

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