Accession Number:

ADA031980

Title:

Selection of Dogs for Land Mine and Booby Trap Detection Training. Volume I

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept.

Corporate Author:

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST SAN ANTONIO TXDEPT OF BIOENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Mitchell, Daniel S.

Report Date:

1976-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

61.0

Abstract:

It is imperative that all dogs considered for enrollment in a land minebooby trap detection training program be submitted to a thorough screening process prior to acceptance. Only those animals which meet the criteria herein specified are selected for formal training. Numerous physical and behavioral dimensions must be weighed during the course of selection, and, unfortunately, many aspects of the decision-making process remain largely subjective in nature.

Descriptors:

• *MINE DETECTION
• *BOOBY TRAPS
• *MILITARY DOGS
• TRAINING
• TEACHING METHODS
• SEARCHING
• PHYSICAL FITNESS
• MOTIVATION
• PSYCHOLOGY
• SELECTION
• LAND MINES
• MINES(ORDNANCE)
• CONDITIONING(LEARNING)
• VETERINARY MEDICINE
• ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
• SMELL

Subject Categories:

• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine
• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE