Benice:-
I agree Eleanor.
Eddie didn't know that what he did was 'work' - to him it was something he did which led to lots of praise and a treat from his owner. IMO he would naturally be excited at that prospect - especially in the first few moments after being released from being confined in his cage for a while
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Perhaps one of you could clarify your points.
Was the dog given treats for alerting in the apartment and was excited at the prospect?
If true, wouldn`t this affect the dog`s accuracy?
( I did ask earlier, but Eleanor has been rather busy tonight.)
Carew:-
Thankyou, Benice....Here`s what I mean......
(and yes, I have watched videos, read reports,etc. .....Please leave out the patronising assumptions that given access to your intepretations / assessments of reports and videos, we will all "see the light." These superior asides seem part and parcel of the entrenched mind-set brought over from your like-minded groups, in which abusing and educating the numpties for a long row of applauding smilies is the norm.)
Isn`t it a matter of accuracy to be specific, rather than post an observation which implies that an excited dog who has been trained with treats will be anticipating receiving them if he alerts?
( By the way, being "interested in a ball" is not the same as an alert.)
Is that clearer?
Do you feel that it is treats and praise which motivated the EVRD to alert?
This needs clarifying because it implies that if he doesn`t alert ........there`ll be no treaties = disappointed doggie.
You see, I feel that there is far more to this than your " don`t you see the light, statements of the obvious"......which taken to their conclusion means there is no point at all in deploying the dogs.
Is that meant for me? If so could you elaborate - as I have no idea what you are talking about?
Eddie
was trained to alert for reward - but he was also trained to understand that only a correct alert earned him that reward. So no point in making false alerts.
I have never questioned the validity of the dog's alerts.
Grime said Eddie
became excited at 5A (words to that effect) - IMO after watching the video he was already excited long before he got there and I find it impossible to believe that he got excited because he could detect cadaverscent coming from inside 5A from such a long distance away (from as far back as the vehicle) and outside in the fresh air. If you disagree then that is your prerogative, and we shall have to agree to disagree.
