Wednesday, July 11, 2012

TESTING: Day 11




DOG:
Lily
DATE:
7/11/2012
SCENT TYPE:  (clothing/saliva/other)
spit
ORIGIN:
Donor 1
DATE OF CAPTURE:
6/9/2012
AGE WHEN USED:
Day 1 of Sample 3
SAMPLE CONDITION: (frozen/refrigerated/room temp/other)
frozen
SAMPLE STATE: (gauze/dental cotton/cloth/hydrated/other)
cotton round
INTENSITY:  (# of holes)
5
CONTAINER TYPE:
film canister
# of CONTAINERS:
6
# of SCENT OPTIONS:
1 - 6
MODE of PRESENTATION: (hand/surface/wheel/other)
12" scent wheel
SESSIONS:
1
2
3
4
Description
1 option (kibble)
1 option (treat)
3 option (kibble)
6 option (treat)
Reps:
12
12
12
11  **
% Success Rate:
100
100
100
100 **
Time:
1:26
1:53
1:48
3:01
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:  (camera/wheel placement poor)
  • Contamination Test
    • slight indication to Container #5
    • new sample placed in Container #5
  • Fresh sample taken directly from freezer to canister to session.
    • Sample 3 will not be hydrated
    • Sample 3 will be refrigerated between use
  • Testing for effect of different R+ reinforcement for same behavior:
    • Sessions 1 and 2:  same test.  Session 1 using normal test kibble.  Session 2 using same treats as used Day 10.
    • Session 3: normal test kibble
    • Session 4: same treats as used Day 10
  • Training for duration of marking behavior (goal: 3s)
    • extinguishing "bump-release-bump"  "bump-release-look-bump" from Day 10
    • rewarding steady still behavior


CONTAMINATION TEST




Wheel Session 1
#5: sample
(kibble)




Wheel Session 2
#5: sample
(treat)




Wheel Session 3
#2: dummy
#5: sample
(kibble)




Wheel Session 4
#5: sample
#1, 2, 3, 4, 6: sample
(treat)