A Scenting Test: Dog 1 and Dog 6

In an attempt to determine what it is that the dogs consider to be their Target Odor - the sample, residual odor or their own saliva on the shaker lids we decided to test that on the scent wheel.

Both Dog 1 and Dog 6 performed one Set of 10 reps.  The cap of the shaker containing the Target Odor was exchanged for the cap of a shaker containing a dummy sample and placed opposite each other on the wheel.

DOG ID #	1 and 6		TEST DATE		9/29/13
TEST	Experiment: Is dog detecting target odor or own saliva?
DONOR ID #			ORIGIN
SCENT TYPE (saliva/spit/sweat/other			SEIZURE TYPE
DATE of CAPTURE	Dog 1: 9/25/13 Dog 6: 9/24/13		TIME of CAPTURE (before/during/after)
SAMPLE STATE (cotton/gauze pad/clothing/other	Dog 1: dental cotton Dog 6:  Q tip		STORAGE CONTAINER (covered test tube/double bagged))		Both sample: double bagged in container
SAMPLE SUMMARY Dog 1	room temp LowBG Saliva Day5		SAMPLE SUMMARY Dog 2		room temp Sage Oil on Qtip Day 6
MEDICATIONS	Humalog (Dog 1)
SAMPLE SUMMARY	Both dogs had tested 2 completed sessions earlier in the day with their individual Target Odors
SAMPLE SUMMARY & DIFFERENCES	Dog 1 target in 1 cap in 4			Dog 6 target in cap in
INTENSITY (# of holes	5			11
CONTAINER TYPE	glass salt shaker			glass cheese shaker
PRESENTATION (hand/surface/wheel)	wheel			wheel
# of CONTAINERS	6	6	6	6	6	6
# of SCENT OPTIONS	1			1
REPS	10			10
% SUCCESS	70			80
COMMENTS	*1	*2	*3	*4	*5	*6
TARGET in #	1,1,1,1,1,  1,1,1,1,1  FP was always 4			X,X, FP was  always X
EASE OF FIND 1 Very easy     2 Easy   3 Normal 4 Difficult     5 Very difficult	3
TIME	2m 55s

Dog 1 had completed 2 Sessions plus 1 Ritual  (61 testing reps) during the day with this same Target Odor in the original shaker and cap.

Container #4 contained the neutral cotton and target cap was directly in front of the dog when the test began.  She indicated it.  I did not call her off, nor did I mark with the click, so she continued searching and as soon as she came to Container #1, holding the Target Odor, she indicated.

The second False Positive occurred when it was the first of the "two" containers that she came to, as was the final False Positive.  The False Positives were always #4.

The video makes this clear.  It is now almost as though there are two identical Target Odors on the wheel.

This same phenomenon occurred when Dog 2 tested human and canine seizure scent on the same wheel at the same time. 

 Dog 6 had completed 2 Sessions (60 testing reps) during the day with this same Target Odor in the original shaker and cap.

NOTE:  Waiting for narrative from Team 6.

Dog 5s trainer took the test even farther, giving it 6 different variations.

DOG ID #	5		TEST DATE		10/23/2013
TEST	Odor 3:  wheel
DONOR ID #			ORIGIN
SCENT TYPE (saliva/spit/sweat/other	Odor 3:		SEIZURE TYPE
DATE of CAPTURE	10/23/2013		TIME of CAPTURE (before/during/after)		am
SAMPLE STATE (cotton/gauze pad/clothing/other	1/2 Q-tip		STORAGE CONTAINER (covered test tube/double bagged))
SAMPLE CONDITION (frozen/refrigerated/room temp/other)	room temp		SAMPLE ID AGE when USED		Sample X Day X
MEDICATIONS	none
SAMPLE SUMMARY	tested @ roomt temp; stored XXXX
SAMPLE SUMMARY & DIFFERENCES
INTENSITY (# of holes	13
CONTAINER TYPE	glass salt shaker			glass salt shaker
PRESENTATION (hand/surface/wheel)	wheel
# of CONTAINERS	6	6
# of SCENT OPTIONS	1	1	1	1	1	1
REPS	10	10
% SUCCESS	70%	100%
COMMENTS	*1	*2	*3	*4	*5	*6
TARGET in #	3	5
EASE OF FIND 1 Very easy     2 Easy   3 Normal 4 Difficult     5 Very difficult	3	2
TIME	1:42	2:03

Dog 5:

*1.  Here scent was put in can 3.  Every lid had Boon's saliva on it.  70%

*2 Target scent in can 5.  Every lid has Boon's saliva on it.  100%

DOG ID #	5		TEST DATE		10/23/2013
TEST	Odor 3D cap test A
DONOR ID #			ORIGIN
SCENT TYPE (saliva/spit/sweat/other	Odor 3:		SEIZURE TYPE
DATE of CAPTURE	10/23/2013		TIME of CAPTURE (before/during/after)		9am
SAMPLE STATE (cotton/gauze pad/clothing/other	1/2 Q-tip		STORAGE CONTAINER (covered test tube/double bagged))
SAMPLE CONDITION (frozen/refrigerated/room temp/other)	room temp		SAMPLE ID AGE when USED		Sample X Day X
MEDICATIONS	none
SAMPLE SUMMARY	tested @ roomt temp; stored XXXX
SAMPLE SUMMARY & DIFFERENCES
INTENSITY (# of holes	13
CONTAINER TYPE	glass salt shaker			glass salt shaker
PRESENTATION (hand/surface/wheel)	wheel
# of CONTAINERS	6	6	6	6
# of SCENT OPTIONS	1	1	1	1	1	1
REPS	10	10	10
% SUCCESS	100%	90%	50%	90%
COMMENTS	*1	*2	*3	*4	*5	*6
TARGET in #	4	6	1	2
EASE OF FIND 1 Very easy     2 Easy   3 Normal 4 Difficult     5 Very difficult	2	2	4	2
TIME			2:51	3:18

VIDEOS/COMMENTS:

*1. Reminder set  Scent in one shaker, neutral in 5 shakers all clean shaker lids. No video 100%
*2. Set 2 moved scent to can 6.  No other changes. 90%
*3. Changed Saliva contaminated scent lid to shaker in can 3. Place a clean lid on scent shaker in can 1. Boon seemed to indicate whichever one came first.
Also, Trainer needs to click correct responses before notating!  Also helpful if a pocket is available for wrong choice treats to keep the count correct!

*4 Scent shaker with clean lid placed in can 2.  Contaminated lids now in cans 1 and 5.
Boon indicated can 5 once.  90% this trial

CONCLUSION:  We need to include switching caps into the teaching process to further strengthen the dogs understanding of her job - that she is only paid to identify the TARGET odor.