Canine Training: The Sniff Test (VIDEO)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Scientists at NIST and the Canine Performance Sciences program at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine worked together on a study that tested a new method for training dogs to detect explosives and narcotics. In this video, which shows an experimental setup similar to the one used in the NIST study, chief canine instructor Terrence Fischer sets up the test and canine instructor Jennifer Jankiewicz records the dog's responses. If the dog, a Labrador retriever named Buddy, alerts to the correct sample by sitting down next to it, he will be rewarded with his favorite toy and a little play time with another canine instructor offscreen.

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Credit: Used with permission of the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.

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