Validation of a method for assessing the ability of trainee specialist search dogs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 90-104

  Rooney, Nicola Jane ^a   Gaines, Samantha Anne ^a,b   Bradshaw, John William Stephen ^a   Penman, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Defence Animal Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Detection dog; Dog behaviour; External validity; Internal validity; Reliability; Specialist search dog; Validation; Working dog

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANID; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPLOSIVE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TERRORISM;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33846609139     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.03.016     Document Type: Article

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