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🎯 How to successfully perform odor imprinting and ensure understanding of the target odor? 1️⃣Available for 1 year. 🔊English audio and subtitles translated into French. 🛜LIVE session with Q&A at the end. 📝SUMMARY: Attention, Salience, and Imprinting. Key training methods for imprinting. Tools & Materials. Steps to designing an imprinting plan. Choosing and using target and control odors. Examples of application cases for detection dogs. Evaluating imprinting success: discrimination & generalization. Summary: This webinar explores the fundamentals of olfactory imprinting in detection dogs, focusing on how attention and olfactory salience influence learning. We will cover key training methods, the necessary tools and materials, and a structured approach for designing your own imprinting plan. Participants will learn how to select and manage target odors, as well as positive and negative controls. Real-life examples from various detection dog applications will highlight practical challenges and solutions. The session concludes with an assessment of imprinting success using discrimination and generalization tests to ensure your dog understands the target odor, not just the training device. About: Petros holds a Bachelor's degree (Hons) in Psychology and a Master's degree by Research in Animal Science. He completed the Scandinavian Working Dog Institute's Master Trainer course (2021-2022). Petros leads projects involving the selection, training, evaluation, and deployment of detection dogs. These projects serve cutting-edge training solutions, including wildlife conservation, agriculture, security, and biomedical research.
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