Ready for your next challenge in detection?

You and your detection dog are not just a team, you're a partnership. But like any great partnership, building trust and understanding takes time, practice, and the right guidance.

My ACT! Odor Recognition Test (ORT) course is specially designed to help you master the art of double-blind detection comfortably and confidently. We've crafted a curriculum that tests your skills and fosters a deep, trusting relationship between you and your dog. Say goodbye to stress with our uniquely engaging, practical exercises. As you train, you'll discover a new level of mutual trust, increasing efficiency and effectiveness in your detection work.

As a handler, knowing your dog's abilities inside out is crucial. This course will give you the tools to assess your dog's skills accurately and prepare both of you for the real challenges ahead.

Together, you and your canine companion will rise to new heights, growing stronger and more confident with each challenge. This course is more than just a training module; it's your pathway to becoming a top-notch detection team.

The Odor Recognition Test Course

    1. Stepping out of your comfort zone!

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    2. ORT is the stepping stone to double blind

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    3. Prepare yourself for the real world

    4. Humans are a source of information

    5. An ORT is no guarantee for success

    6. How can we set up a succesfull ORT?

    7. You can set up your ORT in many shapes and forms!

    8. ORT introduction in the ACT! Workshops

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    9. Baseline ORT video

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    10. Do I need professional material?

    1. Why is ORT training so important?

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    2. What sort of ORT and why do we need it?

    3. Where to start?

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    4. How to solve problems?

    1. Sessions and trials

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    2. Collecting data

    3. How to use and analyze data?

    4. ACT! ORT data notebooks

    1. Why do we need a bridge signal?

    2. What is a bridge signal?

    3. Primary and secondary reinforcers

    4. How do we use our bridge signals?

    5. Conditioning a bridge

    6. Bridge signal quiz

    1. Definitions in the detection world

    2. The definition of double blind

    3. Working 'clean'?

    4. Reinforcing close to the target odor / source

    5. What is a 'target' odor

    6. Do you dare to send your dog for a double blind while you are alone?

    1. What is a Odor Delivery Device?

    2. Conditioning Odor Delivery Device (ODD)

    3. Loading and handling a ODD

    4. How to mark ODDs?

    5. 1 target position passive alert - 1 ODD

    6. 2 target position passive alert - 1 ODD

    7. 3 target positions passive alert - 1 ODD

    8. 2 target positions passive alert - 2 ODD's

    9. 3 target positions passive alert - 3 ODD's

    10. Duration in alert on ODD's

    11. Cleaning ODDs

    12. There are NO ODD's in the operational world

About this course

  • $149.95
  • 99 lessons
  • 12 videos
  • Free acces to our community
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