Prep Cards

Question 0

List 18 Drives

Answer 0

Activity. Homing. Play
Air Scent. Hunt. Prey
Drafting. Rank. Protect
Fight. Retrieve Survival
Guard. Point. Tracking
Herding. Pack. Trainability

Question 1

List the two behaviors seen in all canines.

Answer 1

Genetic behavior

Environmental behavior

Question 2

List Character Traits

Answer 2

Courage.               Sharpness
Confidence           Frustration
Hardness.             Temperament
Softness
Sensory Threshold

Question 3

Initial procedures in event of emergency.

Answer 3

1. Ensure safe surroundings
2. Assess canines vital signs, ABC’s.
3. Prioritize injuries and conditions in order of severity.

Question 4

What do you do if the canine looses consciousness.

Answer 4

1. Loosen the collar.
2. Check for breathing and heartbeat.
3. Position head to ensure open airway.
4. Watch for vomiting.
5. Minimize movement.

Question 5

What do you do if the canine is not breathing?

Answer 5

1. Open airway.

2. Begin artificial respiration.

Question 6

What do you do if the canines heart stops.

Answer 6

1. Begin artificial respiration.

2. Start CPR.

Question 7

Priority of injuries and conditions.

Answer 7

1. Stopped breathing.
2. No heart beat.
3. Loss of consciousness.
4. Shock.
5. Difficulty breathing.
6. Gaping wounds/severe bleeding.
7. Extremes in body temperature.
8. Poisoning.
9. Bloat.

Question 8

Norman canine vital signs.

Answer 8

Normal rectal temp 100• -102• F

Working temp 102• - 104• F

Question 9

A B C’s

Answer 9

1. Airway.
2. Breathing.
3. Circulation.
4. Responsiveness.
5. Temperature.
6. Hydration.

Question 10

9 Physical signs of Hyperthermia.

Answer 10

1. Refusal to work.
2. Heavy panting or gasping.
3. Red mucus membranes.
4. Increased heart rate.
5. Rectal temp above 104•
6. Lethargic.
7. Stumbling.
8. Vomiting/diarrhea.
9. Seizure/coma.

Question 11

Corrective measures for hyperthermia before transporting canine to vet.

Answer 11

Cool canine by;

Spraying or submerging trunk and extremities in cool water.

Place water soaked towels or cold packs on the back of the head, neck, armpits and groin regions.

Question 12

Corrective measures for hyperthermia while transporting canine to vet.

Answer 12

Keep canine cool and air conditioned.

Check rectal temp every 2 min.

Stop cooling measures when rectal temp reaches 103• F and dry canine with towels.

Question 13

Types of reward objects.

Answer 13

PVC. 
Aluminum. 
Rubber. 
Wood. 
Copper. 
Towel. 
Jute.

Question 14

The primary reward method always….

Answer 14

Uses scented reward objects.

Introduces odors with out of sight stimuli.

Conditions the canine to associate the reward object with the scent.

Question 15

The secondary reward system…..

Answer 15

Uses unscented reward items.

Introduces odor in a short search area.

Conditions canine to demonstrate a sit in the presence of odor to reward from handler.

Question 16

What are the advantages to the primary reward system?

Answer 16

1. Odor is effectively introduced.
2. Canine is rewarded with odor from source.
3. Reward is scented which reinforces odors with the canine.
4. Canine must pinpoint source to e rewarded.
5. Canine works independently of handler.

Question 17

What are the disadvantages to the primary reward system?

Answer 17

1. Reward objects must be prepared in advance.

2. Packaging and reward objects must be conflicted.

Question 18

What are the advantages to the secondary reward system?

Answer 18

1. Reward objects do not require advance preparation.

2. Canine quickly associates the odor with the sit indication.

Question 19

What are the disadvantages to the secondary reward system.

Answer 19

1. Canine may not work to source.
2. Canine is handler dependent.
3. Canine may indicate to reward item materials during the search.
4. Canine may indicate in the absence if toy to obtain toy.

Question 20

Combination reward method……

Answer 20

1. Uses a primary reward to introduce source.
2. Uses a combination reward to continue training.
3. Ensures a direct association of the odor while maintaining effect.

Question 21

What are the advantages of the combination reward system?

Answer 21

1. Canine is rewarded form source.
2. Canine believes it must pinpoint soured to be rewarded.
3. Reward objects require less advance preparation.
4. Canine works independently of handler.

Question 22

What are the disadvantages to the combination reward system?

Answer 22

1. If not conflicted, canine may indicate to reward item materials during the search.
2. Canine must believe the reward object comes form the source.

Question 23

What are critical drives for ANY training discipline.

Answer 23

Drives that require to complete the task.

Drives required for the selected reward system.

Task + Reward = critical drives

Question 24

List the critical drives for detention work.

Answer 24

HARP Hunt Air scent Retrieve Prey

Question 25

What are the advantageous drives for detection work?

Answer 25

TAP Trainability Activity Play

Question 26

What are the critical character drives for detection work?

Answer 26

HHH High Confidence High Courage High Hardness

Question 27

What are the advantageous character traits for detection work.

Answer 27

Low sensory threshold Sound temperament.

Question 28

List the key points of command enforcement.

Answer 28

1. Do not give the canine a command that you cannot immediately enforce. 2. Do not give a command and allow the canine to disobey the command. 3. Do not repeat a command without enforcing it.

Question 29

In conflict training all stimuli exposed to the canine are conflicted except.....

Answer 29

The training odor. Correct handling skills.

Question 30

Canines may express aggression as a result of......

Answer 30

1. Instinctive behavior. (Aggressive Drives) 2. Learned behavior. (Unintentional training, unknown training).

Question 31

2 types if canines sold.

Answer 31

Dual purpose canines. Canines that perform both bite and detection work. Single purpose canines. Canines that con only perform detection work.

Question 32

3 advantages to modular training.

Answer 32

1. Emphasizes on only one facet at a time. 2. Ratio of praise to reward to correction is maintained. 3. Stress is kept at a minimum.

Question 33

Modular Training.

Answer 33

Short simple lessons which work on one facet of a finished project at a time.

Question 34

Relative Temperature.

Answer 34

The temperature of the air at the source vs the temperature of the surrounding air.

Question 35

Olfactory Acuity.

Answer 35

The ability to identify and discriminate odors.

Question 36

Combination Reward System.

Answer 36

Canine is rewarded with an unscented reward object from the source.

Question 37

Hard/Easy

Answer 37

Hard search, Easy find. The canine works for a long time and when source is located, the canine is rewarded quickly after indicating. Emphasizes search.

Question 38

Passive Indication Modules.

Answer 38

Module 1. Odor = Toy Module 2. Sit obtains Toy Module 3. Odor + Sit obtains Toy

Question 39

Agitation Tone.

Answer 39

Suspicious, whispering.

Question 40

2 reasons for maintains accurate training records.

Answer 40

Court use. Training use.

Question 41

What are some things that can be conflicted.

Answer 41

Training aid placement. Packaging. Length of search. Reward objects.

Question 42

5 ones of voice.

Answer 42

``` CCPPA Command - short monotone bark. Correction - low growling. Permissive - high to low. Praise - high happy. Agitation - suspicious whispering. ```

Question 43

Secondary reward system.

Answer 43

Canine is rewarded with an unscented reward object from the handler.

Question 44

Praise Tone.

Answer 44

High happy.

Question 45

What are two things that are never conflicted.

Answer 45

Training odor. Correct handling skills.

Question 46

Residual Odor.

Answer 46

Odor that remains after the source of the trained odor has been removed.

Question 47

Primary Reward System.

Answer 47

Canine is rewarded with a scented reward item formate source.

Question 48

Command Tone.

Answer 48

Short monotone bark.

Question 49

Permissive Tone.

Answer 49

High to low.

Question 50

2 types if praise.

Answer 50

Verbal praise. Physical Praise.

Question 51

3 main canine organizations.

Answer 51

AKC SV KNPV

Question 52

Olfactory Acuity.

Answer 52

The ability to identify and discriminate odors

Question 53

Praise Amount.

Answer 53

Based on the canines: Hardness. Activity Drive. Level of Mental Stress. Ratio (praise to correction) 5 to 1 10 to 1 for a soft canine

Question 54

Two types of searches used to teach each of the Detection Modules of training.

Answer 54

Hard/Easy. Emphasis on search Easy/Hard. Emphasis on indication.

Question 55

3 Reward System.

Answer 55

Primary Reward. Secondary Reward. Combination Reward.

Question 56

Conflict Training.

Answer 56

Constantly changing training so that the anime does not become patterned into a incorrect response.

Question 57

Rule 2 for public contact.

Answer 57

Never perform any demonstration off leash.

Question 58

Rule 1 for public contact.

Answer 58

Never leave a canine unattended with small children.

Question 59

All commands should be.....

Answer 59

Spoken clearly. Be short. Sound distinctively different.

Question 60

Three components to every command.

Answer 60

Command itself. Tone of voice. Method of enforcement.

Question 61

Rule 4 for public contact.

Answer 61

Never allow the canine to jump on any person.

Question 62

What are the 2 detection modules?

Answer 62

Easy/Hard. Search thoroughly for trained odors. Hard/Search To indicates the presence of trained odors.

Question 63

Rule 3 for public contact.

Answer 63

During any contact with the public, always be aware of and control the canines head.

Question 64

Easy/Hard

Answer 64

Easy search Hard find. The canine has an easy short search but must indicate for a long time before being rewarded. Emphasis on indication

Question 65

Drives that elicit an aggressive response toward a person.

Answer 65

``` Fight. Prey. Survival (Self Defense). Rank. Guard. Protection. ```

Question 66

Progression of command.

Answer 66

1. Give the command in the command tone of voice. 2. Repeat the command in the correction tone of voice with enforcement. Followed by praise.

Question 67

3 things that affect the movement of scent.

Answer 67

ROW Relative temperature. Obstacles. Wind current.

Question 68

Correction tone.

Answer 68

Low growling.

Question 69

Importance of rewards.

Answer 69

The reward is the canines paycheck. The handler is the paymaster. The reward must be: Delivered in time. In the correct amount for the work performed

Question 70

What is your canine trained to detect.

Answer 70

Concealed humans. Odors of controlled substances.

Question 71

Rule 5 for public contact.

Answer 71

Never leave the canine chained or tied to an object.

Question 72

2 types of stress in canines.

Answer 72

Mental stress. Physical stress.

Question 73

Signs of mental stress.

Answer 73

``` Ears down (first sign). Head down. Tail down. Panting in cool conditions. Loose stool. Lethargic. Loss of appetite. ```

Question 74

Corrective measures for addressing Mental Stress.

Answer 74

Praise. Reward. Hunde Aus Laufen (let the dog be a dog).

Question 75

Signs of physical stress.

Answer 75

Panting. Seeking shade or water. Lethargic. Loss of appetite.

Question 76

Corrective measures for addressing physical stress.

Answer 76

Rest. Cool down. Isolation.

Question 77

Canines show pain by.....

Answer 77

``` Vocalizing. Snapping. Abnormal posture. Increased respiration. Pulling away. Trembling. Stiffening. Lick, chew or bite affected area. ```