Figure 34. Grade 1 — elevated target. 



planted, since his dog will be too familiar with 

 his handler's scent. More important, the handler's 

 fore knowledge of the target locations may cause 

 him to unconsciously "cue" his dog in later 

 stages of training. 



c. Each lane should contain five to ten targets, 

 and be 100 to 300 meters long. During grade 1 

 and 2 training, time and space may be saved by 

 running a lane from start to finish, and then 

 back to the start point. Each ordnance lane 

 should contain at least one example of each of 

 the four types of concealment. 



d. No two dogs should be run on the same lane. 

 The second dog may be "cued" and sit wherever 

 the first dog sat. 



58. Grading Dog's Responses 



There are four possible grades (scores) a dog 

 may receive for any target (app C) : 



a. Good Response (GR). The dog locates the 

 target on the first pass, and sits within 2 to 3 

 feet of it. 



b. Bad Response (BR). The dog locates the 

 target on the first pass, but does not sit, or sits 

 more than 3 feet from the target. 



c. False Positive (FP). The dog sits at an ob- 

 ject or spot other than a target location. 



d. Missed Object (MO). The dog fails to locate 

 the target. 



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