Prep Cards Flashcards
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List 18 Drives
Activity. Homing. Play
Air Scent. Hunt. Prey
Drafting. Rank. Protect
Fight. Retrieve Survival
Guard. Point. Tracking
Herding. Pack. Trainability
List the two behaviors seen in all canines.
Genetic behavior
Environmental behavior
List Character Traits
Courage. Sharpness Confidence Frustration Hardness. Temperament Softness Sensory Threshold
Initial procedures in event of emergency.
- Ensure safe surroundings
- Assess canines vital signs, ABC’s.
- Prioritize injuries and conditions in order of severity.
What do you do if the canine looses consciousness.
- Loosen the collar.
- Check for breathing and heartbeat.
- Position head to ensure open airway.
- Watch for vomiting.
- Minimize movement.
What do you do if the canine is not breathing?
- Open airway.
2. Begin artificial respiration.
What do you do if the canines heart stops.
- Begin artificial respiration.
2. Start CPR.
Priority of injuries and conditions.
- Stopped breathing.
- No heart beat.
- Loss of consciousness.
- Shock.
- Difficulty breathing.
- Gaping wounds/severe bleeding.
- Extremes in body temperature.
- Poisoning.
- Bloat.
Norman canine vital signs.
Normal rectal temp 100• -102• F
Working temp 102• - 104• F
A B C’s
- Airway.
- Breathing.
- Circulation.
- Responsiveness.
- Temperature.
- Hydration.
9 Physical signs of Hyperthermia.
- Refusal to work.
- Heavy panting or gasping.
- Red mucus membranes.
- Increased heart rate.
- Rectal temp above 104•
- Lethargic.
- Stumbling.
- Vomiting/diarrhea.
- Seizure/coma.
Corrective measures for hyperthermia before transporting canine to vet.
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.
Corrective measures for hyperthermia while transporting canine to vet.
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.
Types of reward objects.
PVC. Aluminum. Rubber. Wood. Copper. Towel. Jute.
The primary reward method always….
Uses scented reward objects.
Introduces odors with out of sight stimuli.
Conditions the canine to associate the reward object with the scent.
The secondary reward system…..
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.
What are the advantages to the primary reward system?
- Odor is effectively introduced.
- Canine is rewarded with odor from source.
- Reward is scented which reinforces odors with the canine.
- Canine must pinpoint source to e rewarded.
- Canine works independently of handler.
What are the disadvantages to the primary reward system?
- Reward objects must be prepared in advance.
2. Packaging and reward objects must be conflicted.
What are the advantages to the secondary reward system?
- Reward objects do not require advance preparation.
2. Canine quickly associates the odor with the sit indication.
What are the disadvantages to the secondary reward system.
- Canine may not work to source.
- Canine is handler dependent.
- Canine may indicate to reward item materials during the search.
- Canine may indicate in the absence if toy to obtain toy.
Combination reward method……
- Uses a primary reward to introduce source.
- Uses a combination reward to continue training.
- Ensures a direct association of the odor while maintaining effect.
What are the advantages of the combination reward system?
- Canine is rewarded form source.
- Canine believes it must pinpoint soured to be rewarded.
- Reward objects require less advance preparation.
- Canine works independently of handler.
What are the disadvantages to the combination reward system?
- If not conflicted, canine may indicate to reward item materials during the search.
- Canine must believe the reward object comes form the source.
What are critical drives for ANY training discipline.
Drives that require to complete the task.
Drives required for the selected reward system.
Task + Reward = critical drives