Saturday, June 30, 2012

TESTING: Day 2



DOG:
Lily
DATE:
6/30/2012
SCENT TYPE:  (clothing/saliva/other)
spit
ORIGIN:
Donor 1
DATE OF CAPTURE:
6/9/2012
AGE WHEN USED:
Day 2 of Sample 1
SAMPLE CONDITION: (frozen/refrigerated/room temp/other)
refrigerated overnight; trained @ room temperature
SAMPLE STATE: (gauze/dental cotton/cloth/hydrated/other)
hydrated cotton round
INTENSITY:  (# of holes)
5
CONTAINER TYPE:
film canister
# of CONTAINERS:
1-3
# of SCENT OPTIONS:
6
MODE of PRESENTATION: (hand/surface/wheel/other)
hand/scent wheel
SESSIONS:
2
3
4
5
Description
1 option 
2 option
2 option
3 option
Reps:
12
15
13
18
% Success Rate:
100
88
94
66
  
ORIGIN of SAMPLE:  Tonic/clonic seizure; spit samples collected on cotton rounds and a roll of gauze (ran out of cotton rounds).  Clonazepam given after 2 minutes of seizure activity.  
COMMENTS:   

  • Sample 1
    • hydrated
    • refrigerated between use

Adding gradual changes today:  Session1 - trainer seated (as yesterday) and standing (new); cannister presented in both hands (yesterday, right hand only).  Big change today: the refrigerated sample was trained at room temperature.  Distilled water at room temp.  NOTE: "nose touch" includes slight duration.  My premise is that it gives Lily time to sniff the scent.  20 reps.  100%.

Session 1:  done seated; Lily interspersed cannister touches w/Pokes.  Now that would be remarkable if I knew that she were recognizing seizure scent, but I don't and I suspect that she hasn't put anything together.  I have also been training "Poke" separately while seated in the same chair.   NOTE: sample at room temp.

Sessions 2-5: Lily's introduction to the scent wheel.  Sample is hydrated.  These sessions occurred one after the other, with breaks to "re-load" 12 treats each session and to change the condition of the wheel.




Wheel Session1
#3: sample



Wheel Session 2
#2: dummy
#3: sample



Wheel Session 3
#3: sample
#4: dummy



Wheel Session 4
#2: dummy
#3: sample
#4: dummy