June 29, 2018
Learn how PMPs can encourage their detection dog to be a more important part of the team with its sense of smell and problem-solving ability....
June 22, 2018
Our discussion about dogs and their ability to apply a cognitive process to problem-solving continues. Let’s examine some of the ways we interfere with and prevent the dog from bringing......
June 15, 2018
Using your dog’s cognitive and problem-solving ability in the task of odor detection....
June 08, 2018
Here's how to encourage your dog to make the right choice based solely on the presence of odor....
May 14, 2018
For this third installment on pest control detection dogs’ false alerts, let’s discuss how bias can influence us — and in turn, our dogs — and how to avoid that.......
May 07, 2018
Let’s continue our discussion about how detector dog handlers can cause false alerts. Here’s the bottom line, in many cases: When the dog false alerts, it is doing what we......
May 02, 2018
Let’s start with being honest with our customers and ourselves: All odor detection systems — whether mechanical, electronic or biological — have error rates. There is no such thing as......
April 11, 2018
Last week, I talked about the scientific basis for using randomized, double blind testing of canines used in termite, bed bug and other inspections. Today, I’d like to address a......
April 02, 2018
Last week, I defined what randomized, double blind testing is for testing detection dogs, including those trained for bed bug and termite inspections. Now, let’s go a little more deeply into......
March 26, 2018
Editor’s Note: Learn more about WDDO in our March issue profile on the author, online here. If you’re not familiar with the phrase “randomized, double blind” testing, it basically describes......