Identifying suitable detection dogs
Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are versatile resources for humans due to a number of their physical and behavioural characteristics. Because of dogs' olfactory acuity they have been used to detect cryptic or concealed items such as narcotics, explosives and wildlife. However, there is a...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:692391 2023-05-15T15:50:22+02:00 Identifying suitable detection dogs Jamieson, La Toya J. Baxter, Greg S. Murray, Peter J. 2017-10-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:692391/UQ692391_OA.pdf https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:692391 eng eng Elsevier doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2017.06.010 issn:0168-1591 issn:1872-9045 orcid:0000-0002-9257-8744 orcid:0000-0003-1816-4970 Specialist Search Dogs Potential Guide Dogs German-Shepherd Dogs Canis-Familiaris Domestic Dog Behavioral-Differences Personality-Traits Breed Differences Drug Detection Working Dogs 1103 Animal Science and Zoology 3403 Food Animals Journal Article 2017 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.06.010 2020-12-08T02:26:02Z Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are versatile resources for humans due to a number of their physical and behavioural characteristics. Because of dogs' olfactory acuity they have been used to detect cryptic or concealed items such as narcotics, explosives and wildlife. However, there is a wide variation in performance. This variation is often not correlated with their breed and has not been rigorously tested. Little research has compared dog breeds for their suitability as detection dogs, and even fewer studies have concluded which characteristics should be selected. This is important considering the number of dogs produced for detection work. This paper has collated the scientific literature to present important behavioural and physical traits, and traits which should be avoided, in detection dogs. The important traits include: highly play motivated; high level of cooperativeness with their handler; boldness; obedience yet independence when off-leash; and high athleticism. Although wildlife detection dogs are this paper's focus, these proposed traits are relevant in any detection field. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Applied Animal Behaviour Science 195 1 7 |
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Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are versatile resources for humans due to a number of their physical and behavioural characteristics. Because of dogs' olfactory acuity they have been used to detect cryptic or concealed items such as narcotics, explosives and wildlife. However, there is a wide variation in performance. This variation is often not correlated with their breed and has not been rigorously tested. Little research has compared dog breeds for their suitability as detection dogs, and even fewer studies have concluded which characteristics should be selected. This is important considering the number of dogs produced for detection work. This paper has collated the scientific literature to present important behavioural and physical traits, and traits which should be avoided, in detection dogs. The important traits include: highly play motivated; high level of cooperativeness with their handler; boldness; obedience yet independence when off-leash; and high athleticism. Although wildlife detection dogs are this paper's focus, these proposed traits are relevant in any detection field. |
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Identifying suitable detection dogs |
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