How to get your detector dog to ignore distractions
Do you know what’s important to your dog? Read more»
Identifying sources of distraction for detector dogs
(Editor’s note: This is part three of a four-part series on detector dogs and distractions. Read part one, “What distractions mean for detector dogs” and part two, “Don’t go to extremes when helping your detector dog with distractions.“) I want... Read more»
University testing proves efficacy of Pest Barrier’s Cimi-Shield
Cimi-Shield residues affect the ability of bed bugs to actively walk toward a heat stimulus after 72 hours of continuous exposure. Read more»
Don’t go to extremes when helping your detector dog with distractions
(Editor’s note: This is part two of a four-part series on detector dogs and distractions. Read part one, “What distractions mean for detector dogs“) Last time we talked a lot about the dog and how they treat new things or... Read more»
What distractions mean for detector dogs
You take your dog into a room, give the command to search and rather than immediately focusing on sniffing, the dog runs over and stares out the window or sniffs under the door, maybe barks excitedly at something and just... Read more»
Continuously train, and test, your technicians
Raise your company's level of training, education and professionalism. Read more»
Training detector dogs to alert at odor source
We haven’t yet, in this series on odor movement, discussed a training exercise to help your detector dog (and you) recognize the difference between a transient odor concentration and an odor source. It’s what’s called “the point,” and is demonstrated... Read more»
How to use detector dogs in office settings
Common obstructions in office settings change the way detector dogs are able to detect an odor source. Read more»