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Sylvia, The Super Nose Dog: Oz First


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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/sylvia-sniffs-out-blood-to-help-nsw-police/story-fn3dxiwe-1227144581859

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Sylvia has already proven her worth in her first try out.

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I don't understand why they would have a dog specialize in blood. Surely, a dog is capable of learning blood detection on top of, say, ordinary tracking . . . or arson detection work.

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I don't understand why they would have a dog specialize in blood. Surely, a dog is capable of learning blood detection on top of, say, ordinary tracking . . . or arson detection work.

They are trained to multi-task. Hoever some focus on just the one facet of detection.

This might interest you, sandgrubber.

http://www.searchdogsuk.co.uk/forensic_search.html

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I don't understand why they would have a dog specialize in blood. Surely, a dog is capable of learning blood detection on top of, say, ordinary tracking . . . or arson detection work.

They are trained to multi-task. Hoever some focus on just the one facet of detection.

This might interest you, sandgrubber.

http://www.searchdogsuk.co.uk/forensic_search.html

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Thanks. Interesting website!

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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/sylvia-sniffs-out-blood-to-help-nsw-police/story-fn3dxiwe-1227144581859

AND FAcebook photos

Sylvia has already proven her worth in her first try out.

:)

I don't understand why they would have a dog specialize in blood. Surely, a dog is capable of learning blood detection on top of, say, ordinary tracking . . . or arson detection work.

Cross training reduces the strike rate/successful of finds in a detection dogs - general purpose dogs which can attack,track and search will always be used but there is a tendency to train individual dogs for specific needs on specific drug or scents like blood.

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