In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and Nathan Hall discuss:
- Nathan’s background and research interests in canine olfaction.
- The cocktail method of training detection.
- Psuedo scents and the research behind them.
- The ever-growing list of questions that comes up as you continue research and the further need for research in canine olfaction.
- Variations in your training samples.
Key Takeaways:
- We don’t know enough about the threshold of olfaction
- Train the dog to what you want them to find.
- Look at actual data. It is easy to see a success story, but the data will tell what’s actually happening.
- If you don’t set yourself to be wrong, then you’re not doing science.
“The dog is a dynamic system, they are constantly learning.” — Nathan Hall
Contact Nathan:
Bio: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/afs/people/nathan-hall/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-hall-78306516/
Get Jerry’s book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com
Contact Jerry:
Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com
Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com
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Twitter: @tarheelcanine
Instagram: @tarheelk9
Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining
Protection Sports Website: psak9.org
Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression
Train Hard, train smart, be safe.
Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie
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