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Old 01-02-2013, 11:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Found an interesting Masters Thesis on training Search dogs

http://repository.tamu.edu/bitstream...pdf?sequence=2

Just thought it was interesting.
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Old 01-03-2013, 12:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I just read the entire study - very cool, thanks for posting this!
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Old 01-04-2013, 11:52 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Then you'll love this book:

Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs: William S. Helton: 9781420079913: Amazon.com: Books Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs: William S. Helton: 9781420079913: Amazon.com: Books

Dozens and dozens of scientific studies on working dogs, most of them dedicated to detection dogs.
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Oooh that one does look interesting.
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Old 01-08-2013, 01:32 PM   #5 (permalink)
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That thesis is interesting, and that book does look great! Thank you guys for sharing.
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