Virginia Search and Rescue Dog Association

Term	Definition
Tracking	Glossaries: K9 SAR Glossary Tracking (Dog): dogs are able to follow a human scent, by following the footsteps. Tracking dogs may also be following the odor of crushed vegetation and soil bacterial action. Visualize the dog's Nose Down, working within a few feet of the actual track. Author: William G. Syrotuck

Scent Cones
Scent Cones: movement of scent away from subject/source -in the shape of a cone.
Stimulus
Stimulus: A change in the environment. Dog Training focuses on discriminative stimuli, which causes a change of state in the dog, causing it to perform a specific behavior.
Shaping
Shaping: Building new behavior by selectively reinforcing variations in existing behavior, during the action rather than after completion, to increase or strengthen the behavior in a specific manner o

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