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Scent

Volatile chemicals emitted from a live human that are perceived by the canine through olfaction. Scent has traditionally referred to canine detection of humans. Odor has traditionally referred to canine detection of a substance.

Committee
Dogs & Sensors
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 024 Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Humans: Location Check Using Pre‐scented Canines. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2021. Source link
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