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  • Animal Behavior
  • Olfactory Science
  • Sensory Physiology

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  • Sensory thresholds reveal evolutionary adaptations and stimulus salience.
  • Accurate dog olfactory thresholds are vital for optimizing detection dog training.
  • Existing methods for measuring dog olfactory thresholds lack standardization and validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Compare three common dog olfactory threshold measurement procedures.
  • Investigate potential confounds such as cognitive fatigue and sensory adaptation.
  • Validate threshold measurement methods using reference odors and instrumental analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Compared random presentation, blocked descending procedure, and descending staircase methods.
  • Utilized 1-bromooctane as a training odorant and amyl acetate as a reference odorant.
  • Employed control tests for fatigue/adaptation and instrumental analysis for odor delivery validation.

Main Results:

  • The blocked descending procedure yielded the lowest and most reliable dog olfactory thresholds.
  • Dog threshold for 1-bromooctane was approximately 10^-5 dilution in mineral oil.
  • The blocked procedure validated against prior amyl acetate data and instrumental analysis.

Conclusions:

  • A blocked descending procedure is a valid and reliable method for assessing dog olfactory thresholds.
  • This method minimizes confounds and provides consistent results for detection dog research.
  • Findings can guide future research and improve the training of detection dogs.