Qualifying Test 1B: Odor 1: Day1 BCM

GOAL:

Establish scent viability

TESTING PROTOCOL:

Sample condition: test at room temp; refrigerate to preserve

BASELINE:  3 successive sets of 90%+ conducted in 2 subsequent sessions

DOG ID #	6		TEST DATE		8/22/13
TEST	Odor 1B:  Alone on Wheel
DONOR ID #			ORIGIN
SCENT TYPE (saliva/spit/sweat/other	Odor 1:  Almond Extract		SEIZURE TYPE
DATE of CAPTURE	8/21/13		TIME of CAPTURE (before/during/after)
SAMPLE STATE (cotton/gauze pad/clothing/other	Q tip		STORAGE CONTAINER (covered test tube/double bagged))		left in shaker; double bagged
SAMPLE CONDITION (frozen/refrigerated/room temp/other)	Room Temp		SAMPLE ID AGE when USED		Odor 1 Day 2
MEDICATIONS
SAMPLE SUMMARY	tested @ roomt temp; stored at room temp double bagged
SAMPLE SUMMARY & DIFFERENCES	Tested at 1500			Tested at 2000
INTENSITY (# of holes	11			11
CONTAINER TYPE	glass cheese shaker			glass cheese shaker
PRESENTATION (hand/surface/wheel)	wheel			wheel
# of CONTAINERS	6	6	6	6	6	6
# of SCENT OPTIONS	1	1	1	1	1	1
REPS	10	10	10	1	1	1
% SUCCESS	100 %	100%	100%	100	100	100
COMMENTS	*1	*2	*3	*4	*5	*6
TARGET in #	#s: 6,1,5,4,3,2,1,5,2,6	#5	#1	#s: 5,3,6,1,4,3,2,4,6,1	#2	#6
EASE OF FIND 1 Very easy     2 Easy   3 Normal 4 Difficult     5 Very difficult	1	1	1	1	1	1
TIME

BASELINE CRITERIA MET:  8/22/13

VIDEOS/COMMENTS:

The shakers I am now using are cheese shakers so they are much bigger then the shakers we've worked with in the past, there are more holes and the holes are larger.  I am thinking the scent may dissipate quicker than in the smaller shakers with smaller and fewer holes.  It will be interesting to see how long I can use a scent.  With the other shakers I used scent up to four days.

I  am also pleased to see that after almost 6 weeks without scenting or using the scent wheel I have not had to reteach using the wheel on the floor.  Dog 6 has remembered that he needs to walk around the wheel and not cross over it to reach a scent container.

*1   each time the target scent is in a different can but the wheel is not  

       rotated

*2   the target scent is in can #5 and the wheel is rotated each time

*3   the target scent is in can #1 and after each find Rooster is sent from the 

       room  

       before the wheel is rotated. He returns after the rotation for the next 

       find.

*4   target scent placed in different cans and wheel rotated each time

*5   target scent in #2 and wheel rotated every other find

*6   target scent in #6 and wheel rotated after each find