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S&T Releases Market Survey Report for Non-Detonable Training Aids for Explosive Detection Canines

DHS S&T has released a new market survey report to help emergency responders identify non-detonable training aids for explosive detection canines.

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Canine Field Decontamination Using Premade Wipes

Canine Field Decontamination Using Premade Wipes Protocol was developed for application to a broad spectrum of biological threats that Odor Detection Canines (ODCs) and their handlers may encounter in the field.
 

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Progressive Increases of Blank Searches Improve Detection Canine Performance with Infrequent Target Odors - September 2022

This study demonstrated how introducing progressively more blank runs improved detection canines’ resiliency to the challenge of few to no target odors during a repetitive search task.

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S&T Launches New Training Guideline for Detection Canine Teams

DHS S&T announced a new interactive training tool for handlers and trainers of explosive detection canines to upgrade their capabilities to Person-Borne Explosives Detection.

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Embracing the “Dog Days” of Summer

Though today we commemorate National Dog Day, in many American households every day goes to the dogs. We treasure our four-legged friends. They offer unconditional love and affection. They’re great listeners, they don’t hold grudges, and they’re endlessly loyal. But there’s actually even more to celebrate about our canine companions because they’re also vital tools for national security.

 

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You Don’t Just Get the Nose with the Dog

With the help of Program Manager Guy Hartsough, our host John Verrico sniffs out the many ways S&T’s Detection Canine Program improves counter-IED (improvised explosive device) efforts.

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Canine Person-borne Explosive Detection Training Guideline

Built as a work product from of the Detection Canine Program’s Canine Person-borne Explosive Detection (PBED) Initiative, this interactive tool is designed to allow federal, state, and local law enforcement units to uptrain their dogs on Person-borne Explosive Detection Training Guidelines (PBEDs). The main body of the guideline includes preparatory training to ready the canine for more complex tasks, a discussion of the methodology of the “scent cone,” and a progressive training program from static through dynamic training.

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Technologically Speaking…

DHS Science and Technology Directorate launches the Technologically Speaking podcast, a collection of personal accounts and the stories behind the science. 

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Effects of Heat and Acclimatization on the Capability of Detection Canines

This guide for canine handlers contains cutting-edge research on the effects of temperature, humidity, and “warm-up periods” on the detection capabilities of working canines.

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S&T Awards Funding for Detection Canine Research and Development

DHS S&T announced a $24 million contract, awarded over five years, to Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine (AUCVM) to support R&D in the detection canine field.