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(1) A particular item or object, typically one of a specified type used to present to the canine for scent discrimination. (2) Scented objects left on the track or in a search area at various intervals to which the canine is expected to indicate.

Committee

Dogs & Sensors

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)

ANSI/Academy Standards Board (ASB), Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2017. Source link

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