Monday, August 27, 2012

Testing: Day 10 (K9)



DOG
Syn
DATE
08.27.2012

WHAT ARE WE DOING?
Testing if dog seizure scent is detectable by a dog who has been taught to find human seizure scent

DONOR ID #
2
ORIGIN
Lily (K9)

SCENT TYPE (saliva/spit/sweat/other
bile/vomit
SEIZURE TYPE
tonic clonic

DATE of CAPTURE
07.24.2012
TIME of CAPTURE (before/during/after)
after

SAMPLE STATE (cotton/gauze pad/clothing/other
cotton squares
STORAGE CONTAINER (covered test tube/etc)
bagged

SAMPLE CONDITION (frozen/refrigerated/room temp/other)
room temp, refrigerated in between
AGE when USED
Sample 1Day 3

MEDICATIONS
potassium bromide, phenobarbital given just prior to seizure

SUMMARY
K9 tonic/clonic seizure; bile samples collected on cotton squares; potassium bromide, phenobarbital given just prior to seizure activity.

SAMPLE SUMMARY & DIFFERENCES
K9 scent

K9 scent  cold from the fridge
K9  & human cold

INTENSITY (# of holes
Saltshaker cap
Saltshaker cap
Saltshaker cap

CONTAINER TYPE
Saltshaker in tin can
Saltshaker in tin can
Saltshaker in tin can

PRESENTATION (hand/surface/wheel)
Wheel
Wheel
Wheel

# of CONTAINERS
6
6
6
6
6


# of SCENT OPTIONS
1
1
1
1
2


REPS
10
10
4
20
10


% SUCCESS
100
100
0
100
100


COMMENTS
A*
B*
C*
D*
E*


TARGET in #
2
2
2
2
2 & 5


EASE OF FIND
1 Very easy    2 Easy  3 Normal
4 Difficult  
5 Very difficult
2
2
6
3
2


TIME
2:02
2:14
2:00
2:11
2:14




A* Took the target out of the fridge and let it sit for an hour before using it. DEFINITELY easier to find than straight out of the fridge. No trouble, no false positives, no checking back.

B* Added 5 similar gauzes without scent. Made zero difference to Syn’s ability to find the target. 

C* Yowf, too hungry for supper (she’s been bugging me for over an hour), and fresh from the fridge, she had NO clue and was throwing alerts all over the place. I reset and held her for a moment after each mistake but she just couldn’t do it. We took a 5-minute break.

D* After 5 minutes and a handful of food to settle her nerves, she was perfect. It wasn’t easy, she missed the can a couple of times and had to go around twice. Once she got tired of trying and started to lie down, startled, and kept going. The funny part is that if she’s going around at some speed and she catches a faint whiff as she goes by, she can’t usually bring herself to double back but goes around the circle again, carefully sniffing each can until she comes back to the right one.

E* I added the human SS from the other day so there were 2 SS on the wheel. She had no trouble with this at all. She hit the human scent 6 times and the K9 4, but that’s what she came to first. The first time she smelled the human scent, there was a distinct double take before the alert - wo! What’s THAT doing here?

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