The Recruit(s): CIA K9s Level Up
#CIAK9 pups have learned all target odors & have been training w their new human partners for several weeks. They can now detect over 20,000 different explosive mixtures!
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How’s it possible for a dog to learn only a few dozen scents, yet be able to detect thousands of different explosives mixtures? Our Lead #K9 Trainer explains it using “The Beef Stew Metaphor”
When dog sniffs beef stew they smell the carrots, salt, beef, onions & anything else in it. They smell each ingredient. Yet to us, it just smells like stew.
If #K9 is taught to indicate on scent of carrots, they would indicate on stew as it could pick out carrots from ingredients
Our newest pup, Harry, has mastered all of his explosive odors & is now almost caught up to the ladies, who are practicing advanced search patterns & simulated exercises w handlers.
Nicole, Heide, Suni, Indigo, & Freya have also been busy doing simulated searches on objects they’d likely encounter in the real world, like luggage, suitcases, & boxes.
If you have missed any “tails” in our #CIAK9 series, you can catch up here: bit.ly/2wJQuJg
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