How good are sniffing dogs at detecting odors that have been masked?
Criminals have attempted to mask explosives and narcotics smells with everything from coffee to babys diapers. It is very difficult to do this since the dog is able to discriminate between what he is looking for and everything else. If what he is looking for is there, he will smell it while ignoring all the other odors. Captain Rush told of a case where a sniffing dog detected narcotics that were sealed in a drum of tar. 5. Can one dog be worked by more than one handler? This is an important question because detection instrumentation could be handled by more than one technician, assuming proper training. Military dogs are only assigned to one handler. In some cases, two dogs may be assigned to the same handler, but each dog has only one handler. This is because of the unique bond between the handler and the dog. 6. How easy is it for a dog to get distracted? New working dogs will tend to get distracted, however, fully trained dogs are rarely distracted. This is because their training c
