Saturday, October 27, 2012

Supplemental Clothing VIIC (2) (TC)



BASELINE:  3 successive trials of 90%+ conducted on 2 subsequent sets

VII:  SUPPLEMENTAL CLOTHING TESTING 
  • Hydration test
    • testing preserved liquid created from sample
      • using sample piece
      • using hydration protocol above

REPEATING A TEST:
"Any test may be repeated once per Sample before it is considered to be not viable for training purposes."



DOG ID #
1
TEST DATE
10/27/12
TEST
Supplemental Clothing Test VII:C (2) - Dummies contain variables
DONOR ID #
4
ORIGIN
hydrated clothing 
SCENT TYPE (saliva/spit/sweat/other
skin
EVENT TYPE
panic attack
DATE of CAPTURE
n/a
Date of Hydration: n/a
TIME of CAPTURE (before/during/after)
during
SAMPLE STATE (cotton/gauze pad/clothing/other
cotton square;
HC created from clothing infused water
STORAGE CONTAINER (covered test tube/double bagged))
water frozen; transported in film canister; 9 HC now double bagged and frozen
SAMPLE CONDITION (frozen/refrigerated/room temp/other)
rcvd thawed in film canister
SAMPLE ID
AGE when USED
HC Sample 1
Day 3
MEDICATIONS
n/a
SAMPLE SUMMARY
stored and tested @ roomt temp
SAMPLE SUMMARY & DIFFERENCES
HC held in hand; infused water dropped on cotton

HC frozen w/other HC
INTENSITY (# of holes
5
5
CONTAINER TYPE
glass salt shaker
glass salt shaker
PRESENTATION (hand/surface/wheel)
scent wheel
scent wheel
# of CONTAINERS
6
6
6
6
6

# of SCENT OPTIONS
1
1
1
1
1

REPS
10
10
10
10
7

% SUCCESS
100
90100
90
50
TC
COMMENTS
*1
*2
*3
*4
*5

TARGET in #
2
46
1
3

EASE OF FIND
1 Very easy     2 Easy
  3 Normal
4 Difficult     5 Very difficult
2
2
2
2
4

TIME
1:49
1:542:06
2:21
1:10


TEST CONCLUDED:  Sample did not meet Baseline Criteria

*1
Testing 2 hours after breakfast at 7AM.  A cool morning.



*2
See below:  I made a subjective decision on that first hesitation and didn't count it as a false positive and let her continue.  But when she returned to that same container the second time AND locked on to it, I reset and marked it as a false positive.

All testing involves subjective decision making by the trainer which comes from knowing your dog in this situation.  And each trainer doesn't necessarily look for the same indicating behavior each and every time.  Trust the nose.  Trust the trainer.

This is Lily's fourth scent now:  kibble, seizure, Earl Grey and now this one.  And with a broad variety of variables, containers and testing devices.  She and Nad have become dependable and solid.  I trust both noses and both dogs.



*3



*4  Resumed testing at 2:30 PM.  Lily is not as decisive in her indications.  This test took longer to complete by 15 seconds than the morning tests.




*5  Nothing in the environment changed.  The target scent moved to #3 from #1.  None of the false positives were on #1.  Three were random; two were consecutively on #4.  I ended the test after the fifth false positive.





Thursday, October 25, 2012

Supplemental Clothing VIIC: Day 1 (TC)



BASELINE:  3 successive trials of 90%+ conducted on 2 subsequent sets

VII:  SUPPLEMENTAL CLOTHING TESTING 
  • Hydration test
    • testing preserved liquid created from sample
      • using sample piece
      • using hydration protocol above


DOG ID #
1
TEST DATE
10/25/12
TEST
 Supplemental Clothing Test VII:C - Variables in dummies
DONOR ID #
4
ORIGIN
hydrated clothing 
SCENT TYPE (saliva/spit/sweat/other
skin
EVENT TYPE
panic attack
DATE of CAPTURE
n/a
Date of Hydration: n/a
TIME of CAPTURE (before/during/after)
before, during
SAMPLE STATE (cotton/gauze pad/clothing/other
cotton square;
HC created from clothing infused water
STORAGE CONTAINER (covered test tube/double bagged))
water frozen; transported in film canister; 9 HC now double bagged and frozen
SAMPLE CONDITION (frozen/refrigerated/room temp/other)
frozen upon creation,
tested room temp
SAMPLE ID
AGE when USED
Sample HC1
Day 1
MEDICATIONS
n/a
SAMPLE SUMMARY
tested @ roomt temp; stored in refrigerator
SAMPLE SUMMARY & DIFFERENCES
HC held in hand; infused water dropped on cotton

HC frozen w/other HC
INTENSITY (# of holes
5
5
CONTAINER TYPE
glass salt shaker
glass salt shaker
PRESENTATION (hand/surface/wheel)
scent wheel
cotton squares in dummies
scent wheel
cotton squares in dummies
# of CONTAINERS
6
6
6



# of SCENT OPTIONS
1
1
1



REPS
10
10
7



% SUCCESS
60
90
20



COMMENTS
*1
*2
*3



TARGET in #
2
1
5



EASE OF FIND
1 Very easy     2 Easy
  3 Normal
4 Difficult     5 Very difficult
3
3
3



TIME
2:49
2:08
1:37




BASELINE CRITERIA MET:  (date)

*1



*2



*3


Ended test when Lily indicated her 5th false positive