Comments on: Dogs’ Nose Knows http://joscafe.com/2007/11/26/dogs-nose-knows Live, Laugh, Love Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen http://joscafe.com/2007/11/26/dogs-nose-knows/comment-page-1#comment-205609 Karen Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:38:32 +0000 http://joscafe.com/2007/11/26/dogs-nose-knows/#comment-205609 I love dogs. I love dogs.

]]> By: Jo http://joscafe.com/2007/11/26/dogs-nose-knows/comment-page-1#comment-205413 Jo Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:23:43 +0000 http://joscafe.com/2007/11/26/dogs-nose-knows/#comment-205413 I was thinking the same thing, outside of smell, the breathing changes from "normal" and other things. I know what when I get sobby at a movie, the dogs get upset, and I figure its because my breathing changes. I was thinking the same thing, outside of smell, the breathing changes from “normal” and other things. I know what when I get sobby at a movie, the dogs get upset, and I figure its because my breathing changes.

]]> By: Kathleen Weaver http://joscafe.com/2007/11/26/dogs-nose-knows/comment-page-1#comment-205322 Kathleen Weaver Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:11:52 +0000 http://joscafe.com/2007/11/26/dogs-nose-knows/#comment-205322 The problem is developing a training protocol that is safe for the human. And the underlying issue is that we don't know what the dog is smelling so we can't develop a pseudo scent. It's good that someone is picking up the research ball. I used to train drug and weapon detection dogs and was heavily involved in training with pseudo scents, so I'm a bit of an expert. If the scent the dog is indicating on can be isolated, you could actually train the dog, but until then, it can't be considered reliable. That's not saying the individual dogs can't train themselves to help the people around them, as they do. It's that humans can't train the dogs to do it. I also suspect that they use more than scent, but also use subtle behavior signs. I like your Christmas theme! The problem is developing a training protocol that is safe for the human. And the underlying issue is that we don’t know what the dog is smelling so we can’t develop a pseudo scent. It’s good that someone is picking up the research ball.

I used to train drug and weapon detection dogs and was heavily involved in training with pseudo scents, so I’m a bit of an expert. If the scent the dog is indicating on can be isolated, you could actually train the dog, but until then, it can’t be considered reliable.

That’s not saying the individual dogs can’t train themselves to help the people around them, as they do. It’s that humans can’t train the dogs to do it. I also suspect that they use more than scent, but also use subtle behavior signs.

I like your Christmas theme!

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