Canine certification method

US20090139459A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-06-04HABACIVCH WILLIAM T +1

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[0019]With reference to the figures, a system and method is herein described, shown and otherwise disclosed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Broadly, the present invention concerns a system and method for certifying the olfactory acuity of a canine.

[0020]The preferred embodiment for the method of testing and certifying one or more animals' ability to detect a scent comprises the following steps:

[0021]1. The chamber is flushed of all air and filled with clean air. Clean air as defined in is air of such quality and character to have no impurities or contaminates that would cause the canine to scent on a false positive of the explosive, illegal drug, narcotic or similar controlled substance.

[0022]2. A dynamic olfactometer, of a type commercially available, is used to verify the quality and condition of air in chamber and to calibrate the olfactometer using known scent samples.

[0023]3. The canine and handler are permitted to enter a false chamber of ...

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A certification method for working canines which allows for quantified measurement of the canine's ability to detect scents at various levels. Said method employs standard scientific measures including the use of controls to verify the minimum level at which a canine can sense a particular scent including those generate by both illegal narcotics and explosive devices. The method is used to compare and determine a particular canine's ability as compared to other canines that have also been subject to the test. The method will allow handlers and other third parties the ability to evaluate the acuity of a each individual canine.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OF DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableNAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT[0003]Not ApplicableINCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC[0004]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0005]1. Field of the Invention[0006]The field of invention comprises a method of animal husbandry more particularly in the training and certifying canines for their acuity in locating and detecting scents.[0007]2. Description of the Related Art[0008]Canines have an acute sense of smell and have been used for many years to detect the presence of explosives, illegal drugs, narcotics and similar controlled substances. Trained canine teams are employed by the police, military, government agencies, and private firms. There is a wide range of training methods employed in the field and periodic certification of effectiveness is essential to the integrity of the industry...

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04 Jun 2009

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US20090139459A1

IPC: A01K29/00; G01N33/00

CPC: A01K15/02; F41H11/132; A01K29/00

Inventors: HABACIVCH, WILLIAM T.; HARTZ, THEODORE A.