CHAPTER 6 - DISTRACTOR TRAINING
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DISTRACTOR TRAINING
309
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DISTRACTOR TRAINING IN THE TRAINING OF DETECTION DOGS
309
BASICS OF SCENT DISTRACTION TRAINING
315
IRRELEVANT ODORS IN SCENT DISTRACTION TRAINING
317
INTRODUCTION OF DISTRACTIONS
320
ASPECTS OF INTRODUCING DISTRACTORS
324
PROGRESSIVE INCREASE IN DISTRACTION
324
IMPORTANCE OF DOSING AND CONTROLLING DISTRACTIONS
330
STEP-BY-STEP INTRODUCTION OF DISTRACTIONS IN TRAINING
332
OVERCOMING DISTRACTIONS THROUGH ODORS AND FOCUSING ON EXPLOSIVE ODOR
335
VARIATION OF DIFFICULTY BY INTENSIFYING OR COMBINING ODORS
338
DISTRACTION OR IRRITATION CAUSED BY ODORS.
341
SIMULATION OF REAL SITUATIONS WHERE ODORS COULD BE PRESENT
344
EFFECTIVE APPROACH IN REAL OPERATIONS DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF DISTRACTIONS
347
ERROR CORRECTION DURING TRAINING
349
HANDLING STRESS AND ANXIETY DURING THE TRAINING PHASE
353
CONDITIONING OF LARGE AND SMALL QUANTITIES OF EXPLOSIVES
355
CHAPTER 7: TRAINING TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES
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TRADITIONAL TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND METHODS
361
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLOSIVE DETECTION DOG TRAINING
363
CONTAMINATION-SAFE TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS AND MATERIALS
366
PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR CONDITIONING
372
CONTAMINATION ISSUES
375
WHAT IS ABSORPTION?
375
CHAPTER 8 - RELIABLE ODOR SAMPLES
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