I recently saw an article which raised questions about scent line-ups conducted by police dogs. This article was brought to my attention by a friend who had some questions about the article and video that they saw, based on the fact that they encounter these line-ups in their work. Below is the video [...]

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As many of you may know, herding dog training is a fun and exciting way to work with your dog. Herding training can be done with a number of different dog breeds, including; Border Collies, Rough Collies, Australian Cattle dogs, German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois and many other breeds as well. We recently put together [...]

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Highland Canine Training offers intensive and highly educational schools for dog trainers. Our programs teach students innovative methods of training dogs and gives our students everything they need to start their own dog training business. We offer training courses for basic dog obedience, advanced dog obedience, a Canine Training and Behavior Modification Professionals Course to [...]

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While at a wedding a week or so ago, I had the opportunity to meet Brian Hare, a Professor at Duke University who among other things studies canine cognition at Duke University’s Canine Cognition Center. I had the opportunity to speak with him about his research at Duke and found the results of his [...]

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Highland Canine Training, LLC is now offering a great new roll call video to teach patrol officers, supervisors and other personnel how tracking and trailing dogs work as well as how to properly establish an effective perimeter to increase the odds of apprehending fleeing criminal suspects.
This production outlines:
• Basic principles of scent
• What affects odor [...]

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