NCJ Number
18282
Date Published
1974
Length
29 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THREE DOGS TRAINED TO DETECT HEROIN AND EXPLOSIVES.
Abstract
THE DOGS, A GERMAN SHEPHERD, A GOLDEN LABRADOR RETRIEVER, AND A ROYAL STANDARD POODLE, WERE EVALUATED BY PROJECT PERSONNEL DURING THE TIME PERIOD JULY 1972 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1975. TWO OBJECTIVES WERE ACCOMPLISHED: FIRST, TO DETERMINE WHETHER DOGS COULD DETECT EXPLOSIVES BURIED UP TO 8 INCHES DEEP IN DRY SAND AND SECOND, TO DETERMINE THE CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF DOGS TO SEARCH OUT EXPLOSIVE SAMPLES CONCEALED IN A VARIETY OF SCENARIOS SUCH AS OFFICE AREAS, AIRCRAFT, AND RESIDENCES. FOR COMPLETENESS, THE RESULTS OF THE HEROIN- AND WEAPONDETECTION EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, IS INCLUDED IN THE TEST RESULTS. FIVE PAGES OF GLOSSY COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS COMPLEMENT THE REPORT.