DOG:
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Syn
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DATE:
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08.05.2012
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SCENT TYPE: (clothing/saliva/swab/other)
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Earl Gray tea bag
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ORIGIN:
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Cupboard
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DATE OF CAPTURE:
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AGE WHEN USED:
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6 days
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SAMPLE CONDITION:
(frozen/refrigerated/room temp/other)
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Room temp
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SAMPLE STATE: (gauze/dental
cotton/cloth/hydrated/other)
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Dry tea bag
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INTENSITY: (# of holes)
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Open
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CONTAINER TYPE:
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Pill bottle
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# of CONTAINERS:
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6
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# of SCENT OPTIONS:
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1 tea bag, 3 shredded paper, 2 kibble
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MODE of PRESENTATION:
(hand/surface/wheel/other)
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Scent wheel
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SESSIONS:
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1
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Description
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Reps:
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10
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% Success Rate:
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100
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Time:
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2:02
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ORIGIN of SAMPLE:
Sometime later that evening, Syn got into the training room and sucked the kibble out of the 2 wheel bottles.
The next morning, she had a very hard time with the test (see below). She first alerted on the (replaced) kibble, then startled and went looking for the tea bag but had a very difficult time finding it. Finally found it.
The second time I sent her, she didn't alert on the kibble, but took 12 seconds to find the tea bag. I was starting to think it had outlived its usefulness when she finally found it, and had no difficulty whatsoever after that.
Good new test! Adding 'powerful' distractions - only paying for the scent. And with an old sample, too! I think I would have added the kibble testing with a new teabag. Good for you, Syn! You rose to the occasion.
ReplyDeleteI wonder as we introduce new variables into our testing, if we should first test the strength of the scent for that particular day. And I wonder, too, if we should make it a part of the testing protocol, to do a "contamination test" of an empty wheel every time we introduce a fresh sample.
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