Drives

Question 1

K-9 olfactory is how many times stronger than a human?

Answer 1

40-100x

Question 2

Olfaction is the dogs

Answer 2

Most highly developed sense

Question 3

Are dogs macro somatic or micro somatic?

Answer 3

Macro somatic

Question 4

Vomeronasal Gland

Answer 4

In the upper pallet behind the top K-9 teeth. Has Olfactory cells and 608 nerve bundles connecting it to the olfactory lobe in brain.

Question 5

Theory of Oder dispersion

Answer 5

Time
Temp
Humidity 
Quality
Quantity
Masking agents

Question 6

What types of containers will you need?

Answer 6

Training aid container
Super scent container
Negative aid container

Question 7

What should be in a training aid container?

Answer 7

Ammo can
Glass jars with metal lid
Tongs
Health food saver gloves
Color code
Two oz of each Oder/color 
Cotton balls in each jar
Bags/glass salt shakers

Question 8

What is a training aid container?

Answer 8

Items used daily for training upkeep

Question 9

What is a super scent container used for?

Answer 9

Used to scent gifte

Question 10

What is a super scent container?

Answer 10

Large gallon size jars
Use 1/4 oz. marijuana and place as many gifte that will fit inside
Cocain
Other drugs

Question 11

What is a negative aid container?

Answer 11

One of every item used in training which has never been contaminated with narcotic odor.
Place each item in separate zip lock bags.
Purpose is to proof dog to not hit on anything but narcotic odor.
Place in room/car free of narcotics

Question 12

What is the main way dogs communicate?

Answer 12

Through body posture.

Question 13

How do you test dogs hunt?

Answer 13

Give visual stimulation with toy and retrieve
Make dog think toy has been placed or thrown in an area
Leave area watch dog hunt 3-5 minutes

Question 14

Three alerts/ how to tell odor response

Answer 14

Change of breathing-subtile/dramatic
Change of body posture-subtile/dramatic
Final indication-scratch/sit/bark/bite

Question 15

What is a sweep?

Answer 15

Done when a dog shows interest

Make dog check 2-3 feet each side of where interest shown high and low while handler keeps feet moving.

Question 16

What is proofing

Answer 16

Done when the dog has gone into final response but handler did not see odor response. Coax dog several items down then come back searching the item dog indicated on.

Question 17

Two types of rewards

Answer 17

Primary
Toy/gifte comes from object dog indicates on

Secondary
Comes from handler dog should not see toy coming

Question 18

Two main characteristics of scent cone?

Answer 18

Further away from the object the odor is less dense

The closer to the object the odor is more dense

Question 19

Reverse search pattern

Answer 19

First sweep is for dog eye level and below

Second sweep is for handler what dog missed

Question 20

Explain constructive search time

Answer 20

1st search 20 min. Rest 25
2nd search 12-14 min. Rest 30
3rd search 8-10 min done

Question 21

What is a canine drive?

Answer 21

Inherent genetic instinct placed in the dog for survival. Survival of the individual, pack, or species. It is instinctive and requires no thought process or reasoning.
Drive is there or is not.

Question 22

What is survival?

Answer 22

The mother of all drives

Question 23

What is prey drive?

Answer 23

The inherent genetic desire for chase and capture.
Survival drive for food gathering
Contains aggression
All hunt is in prey

Question 24

What is the most basic stimulator of prey drive?

What is the strongest stimulator of prey drive?

Answer 24

Hunger

Prey escape/hide

Question 25

Prey drive is a very low stress drive. True or false?

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What is the only way to fulfill prey drive?

Answer 26

To fill the mouth

Question 27

What is civil/defense drive?

Answer 27

Inherent genetic ability to act aggressive in other than a food gathering situation. Contains aggression

Question 28

What is one of the strongest stimulators of civil drive?

Answer 28

Pain | Threat of pain or attack

Question 29

Civil drive is defensive aggression explain

Answer 29

Self defense Area defense Pack defense

Question 30

Does civil drive contain hunt?

Answer 30

No

Question 31

Is civil drive a high or low stress drive?

Answer 31

Very high stress drive

Question 32

What is the only way to fulfill civil drive?

Answer 32

To create distance

Question 33

What is pack drive?

Answer 33

Inherent genetic desire to fit into a social structure. | All verbal and physical corrections do in pack

Question 34

What are two of the strongest simulators of pack drive?

Answer 34

Alpha praise | Alpha punishment

Question 35

What fulfills pack drive?

Answer 35

Alpha praise

Question 36

Three ways to stimulate prey drive

Answer 36

Visual Audible Olfactory

Question 37

Basic trigger for prey drive

Answer 37

Hunger

Question 38

What is the golden rule of detector dog training?

Answer 38

To teach the dog only the intended odor which is narcotics.

Question 39

Goblet Cells

Answer 39

Produce mucous that bathes the interior of the nose. Keeps the membrane and incoming air moist. Traps foreign substances.

Question 40

Nasal plane

Answer 40

Hairless part of nose covered with plaque pattern individual to each dog. Contains the nostrils which is entryway to nasal chambers.

Question 41

Turbinates

Answer 41

Boney ridges covered with mucous which slow down air movement by protruding into nasal chambers.