Figure Ik- Food pellet dropped in pan; noise to attract 

 dog's attention. 



tinued out to 100 meters or more. Training 

 time: four to five 15-minute sessions. This com- 

 pletes the search chain with the feed pan. 



k. Goal Food. As described in paragraph 216, 

 goal food is that portion of a dog's prescribed 

 ration not eaten during training plus one can 

 of tasty dog food. Goal food should be given 

 on the last trial of the day, since it is important 

 to associate goal food with the dog's work. Dur- 



ing the last session of the day, if the handler 

 and instructor agree that a dog has performed 

 well enough to earn its goal food, the goal food 

 will be placed near the pan before the last trial 

 is complete. At the completion of the last trial, 

 instead of saying "Good" the handler says 

 "Chow" in an excited, happy tone of voice. He 

 moves quickly to the pan, maintaining his ex- 

 cited manner. It is important that the dog realizes 



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