Amaral and the dogs

[G-Unit]

We know that Eddie was correct in the Prout case, although there was no evidence found following his alert. He alerted in Jersey and no evidence was found there either. Does that mean he was wrong? No. it means no evidence was found.

He alerted in this case and no evidence was found. Does that mean he was wrong? No, it means no evidence was found.

[ferryman]

never thought otherwise dear

Thank you.

[ferryman]

We know that Eddie was correct in the Prout case, although there was no evidence found following his alert. He alerted in Jersey and no evidence was found there either. Does that mean he was wrong? No. it means no evidence was found.

He alerted in this case and no evidence was found. Does that mean he was wrong? No, it means no evidence was found.

In the Prout case, Eddie alerted in the family home, despite Prout strangling his wife in an outhouse several hundred yards away, and burying her.

Still, I give Eddie benefit of doubt that Prout might have cross-transferred death scent into the home from his clothes after burying his wife.

[mercury]

Thank you.

youre very welcome, I personally am sick to the back teeth of some stupid internet war about whether the mccanns are gulty or innocent, cos I dont give a stuff either way, its not my problem, its theirs, its the abuse of power  by many and the prevention of truths coming to the surface I have a problem with, but their beds and they sleep in them, justice enough most of the time, better than nothing, meanwhile I will question thngs even if dear old Alf here  castigates people for even daring

[Benice]

No he was trained not to bark except for when he alerts. He doesn't bark when he's playing with tennis balls or toys.

Eddie was trained to bark wherever he detected a certain odour.    AFAIK he was not trained to bark wherever he detected a certain odour - but not when that odour was from a soft toy. 

[Alice Purjorick]

Eddie was trained to bark wherever he detected a certain odour.    AFAIK he was not trained to bark wherever he detected a certain odour - but not when that odour was from a soft toy.

Train a dog to react to a certain stimulus but then have exceptions so it will not react to the stimulus if it comes from some predefined sources.
How cool is that ?
How useful is that?

[G-Unit]

In the Prout case, Eddie alerted in the family home, despite Prout strangling his wife in an outhouse several hundred yards away, and burying her.

Still, I give Eddie benefit of doubt that Prout might have cross-transferred death scent into the home from his clothes after burying his wife.

do you have a cite for where he killed her ferryman? i haven't seen that.

[pathfinder73]

it is true though PF that he didnt bark when he first encountered that toy....why not?
I watched the video and did hear a reaction but not a loud bark as when he alerted outside that sideboard

I read this explanation:

"Eddie was given a cuddly toy as a reward in training so reverted to puppy mode." 

Grime had to confirm if he marked it by removing it from the bin so he hid it for a second test.

"When detector dogs work, they’re not looking for bombs, humans or body parts," Grand Pre says. "They’re looking for their toy. They’re not motivated by what we’re motivated by."

http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/01/20/30870/indiana-bones-cadaver-dog-severed-limbs-hollywood/

[Brietta]

I read this explanation:

"Eddie was given a cuddly toy as a reward in training so reverted to puppy mode." 

Grime had to confirm if he marked it by removing it from the bin so he hid it for a second test.

Eddie had already taken cuddle cat from the bin before giving it a toss and walking off leaving it lying on the floor.

When next we see cuddle cat it is being extricated from a cupboard after Eddie had barked at a chair and some files on top.

We did a whole thread on this not too long ago.

[pathfinder73]

Eddie had already taken cuddle cat from the bin before giving it a toss and walking off leaving it lying on the floor.

When next we see cuddle cat it is being extricated from a cupboard after Eddie had barked at a chair and some files on top.

We did a whole thread on this not too long ago.

"When detector dogs work, they’re not looking for bombs, humans or body parts," Grand Pre says. "They’re looking for their toy. They’re not motivated by what we’re motivated by."

http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/01/20/30870/indiana-bones-cadaver-dog-severed-limbs-hollywood/

[mercury]

do you have a cite for where he killed her ferryman? i haven't seen that.

It doesnt matter as Eddie picked up on the death scent, thats all that matters IMO

[pegasus]

Is the tennis ball in the dog video?

[pegasus]

An EVRD with reward
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/14/article-2324061-19C14060000005DC-38_634x539.jpg

[mercury]

how lovely, and how does it forward any discussion!??

[pegasus]

how lovely, and how does it forward any discussion!??

It doesn't directly. It shows that this dog's treat is a small coloured hoop (IMO Eddie's was a tennis ball). BTW this dog had just that minute alerted in a missing child case. Investigators decided to ignore its intelligence because they had already searched the indicated area several times so no point in searching yet again.