K9 Academy

Front 1

Alert

Back 1

A change in body posture and increased respiration when the dog first encounters an odor he has been trained to detect.

Front 2

Indication

Back 2

A trained behavior that pinpoints source.

Front 3

Tracing

Back 3

Post-alert behavior displayed by the K9 while following the odor to source.

Front 4

Air Scent

Back 4

Drive to follow wind-borne odors.

Front 5

Intent

Back 5

A canine’s ability and desire to systematically hunt for a trained odor.

Front 6

Residual Odor

Back 6

Odor that remains after the source of the trained odor is removed.

Front 7

Source

Back 7

The strongest concentration of a trained odor available.

Front 8

Courage

Back 8

Absence of fear towards objects or in situations.

Front 9

Fixation

Back 9

When the K9, by the “chaining” of unrelated stimuli with a reward or correction becomes patterned into an incorrect behavior.

Front 10

Scent Discrimination

Back 10

The canine’s ability to identify a trained odor amongst competing odors in the scent picture.

Front 11

What are the 5 rules of public contact?

Back 11

1. Never leave your K9 unattended with small children.

2. Never perform any demonstration off leash.

3. During any contact with the public, always be aware of and control the canine’s head.

4. Never allow the canine to jump on any person.

5. Never leave the canine chained or tied to an object.

Front 12

What are the two instincts seen in canine?

Back 12

1. Species Preservation

- seeking out a mate and mating.

- nurturing and protecting young.

2. Self Preservation

- seeking food or defending one’s self.

Front 13

What are the advantages of modular training?

Back 13

1. The training emphasizes only one facet at a time until proficiency is obtained in that facet.

2. The proper ratio of praise and reward to correction is maintained through all phases of the training.

3. Mental and physical stress on the canine is kept to a minimum.

Front 14

Know and be able to demonstrate the five tones of voice used in canine training.

Back 14

1. Command - short monotone bark.

2. Correction - low growling

3. Permissive - high to low

4. Praise - high, happy

5. Agitation - suspicious whispering

Front 15

What is the reward object to a canine?

Back 15

The reward is the canine’s payment. The handler is the paymaster.

The reward must be:

- Delivered on time.

- In the correct amount for the work performed.

Front 16

In canine training, what are the two thongs that are never conflicted?

Back 16

1. The trained odor.

2. Correct handling skills.

Front 17

What 3 factors determine the amount of praise for a canine?

Back 17

1. Canine’s hardness

2. Canine’s activity drive

3. Canine’s level of mental stress

Front 18

What are the 5 factors to consider regarding scent production?

Back 18

1. Temperature

2. State (solid vs liquid)

3. Molecular Weight

4. Vapor pressure

5. Surface area

Front 19

What are the ways a handler can cue the K9?

Back 19

If he/she:

Provides any repetitious verbal or physical cues to prompt the K9 to indicate.

Does anything beyond allowing the K9 to trace odor to source, that he/she was not doing before the alert.