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Air Scenting Dog |
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| An air scenting dog works by picking up
human scent that is primarily airborne (hence
the term). Once this dog finds the scent
cone, he follows the scent to its source.
this dog may or may not be trained as scent
discriminating. Some dogs are trained to
indicate any source of human scent in a given
area. This is ideal in an area of
wilderness where few humans are present and one
must identify anyone in the area. However,
for urban and suburban regions, heavily traveled
wilderness, back-country, a scent discriminating
dog may work better. This dog picks up the
scent of a missing person off of an article of
clothing or some other personal possession, and
is able to look for that individual, while
ignoring all others. He usually works
off-lead, ranging a good distance away from the
handler. However, he must always be
responsive to the handler's commands while
working a field and must possess a strong
indication to notify the handler of a find. |
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