From Puppy to Working Detector Dog: Working Towards a Better Understanding of the Traits of an Effective Operational Detector Dog and How These Traits Can Be Selected For in a Breeding Program
David Kontny and Scott Thomas
Conference Proceedings, 4th International Working Dog Breeding Association, Melbourne, Australia, Vol. 4, pp. 150, 2005
Abstract
Outlines a three-part approach used by the TSA Puppy Program to define the traits of an effective explosives detector dog and select for those traits in a breeding program, drawing on a field survey of detection conference attendees.