What the Dog Knows (46 page)

leash on,
96

missing of bodies by,
177
,
182

Oesterhelweg study of,
91
–92

recovery of dead soldiers by,
192
–97

scent recognition by,
70
–72,
90
–92

and scent/smell of decomposition,
18
,
84
–88,
89
–90

scientific studies about,
90
–92

and selection of Solo's successor,
267

shepherds as,
59

signal of,
70
–72

Solo's training as,
69
–72,
93
–95,
96
–98

training of,
18
–19,
85
–86,
92
–96

Vass views about,
228

volunteers as handling majority of,
115

water searches and,
201
–4

See also
body dogs;
specific crime scene, disaster, person or dog

Cady, Linda and Lisa Ann,
55
–56

Calgary, Canada: George's water search in,
211

Campbell, John,
44

Canada: body dogs in,
54

canaries,
258

cancer,
255
,
257
,
258
,
259
,
260

Candy (Labrador),
233

canine ergonomics,
73
–74

canine predation,
23

Cary, Peter,
225

Casey (German shepherd),
251
,
275

cats,
59
,
258

cemeteries,
191
,
243
–48

Center for Public Integrity,
225

Central Identification Laboratory, U.S. Army,
193

Cerberus (mythological dogs),
22

The Chain Gang
(movie),
43

Cher,
217

Cherokee (cadaver dog),
107
,
164

Chihuahuas,
38
,
39

chocolate: studies about smell of,
32

Christensen, Ann,
240

Civil War: recovery of dead bodies from,
43
,
93
,
191
–92,
233
–35,
245

clandestine burials,
61
–62,
183
–84,
228
,
243
,
245

Cleaveland, Nehemiah,
231

Clem (bloodhound),
45
,
61

Clever Hans (German draft horse),
145
–46,
154
,
155
,
194

coatis,
52

Coda (German shepherd)

as name of Solo's successor,
268
,
279
–80

as Solo's first name,
4
,
5

cognition: smell and,
34
–37

collies,
42
,
190

Colonel of Redstone (body dog),
56

Columbo (vulture),
227

commands

importance of,
105
–8

for Solo,
105
,
135
–36,
147
,
153
,
246

See also specific command

“commit” of dogs,
160

conenose bugs,
223

confirmation bias,
152

Connecticut: Oppel case in,
61
–63

Connecticut Health Department,
60

Connecticut State Police,
45
,
63
,
64
,
67
,
115
,
186
,
188

Cool Hand Luke
(movie),
43

Cooper, D.B.,
53

Coote, Robert,
156
,
157

Cora (German shepherd),
6

corpse flower,
85

corpses.
See
bodies; body dogs; cadaver dogs; death; decomposition

court system

acceptance of tracking evidence by,
39
–40,
45
,
56

and claims about accuracy of dogs,
154
–59

and convictions without a bodies,
63

and dog-sniff privacy issues,
151

role of scent evidence in,
154
–55,
156

Coyote (German shepherd),
66
,
81
–82

coyotes,
24
,
51
,
183

Crafts, Helle and Richard,
63

Craighead, Frank,
30

Creature Countdowns
(TV show),
29
–30

crime scenes

body dogs at,
61
–64

dogs at,
57

training of body dogs and,
61

See also
murders

CSI
(TV show),
23
–24

Dachshunds,
37

Daughters of the American Revolution,
243

David, Edward,
25
,
59
,
66

dead-mouse juice,
165
,
166

Dean, Edward E.,
49

death

of dogs,
21
–22,
259
–63

dogs connection with,
19
–25

dogs as harbingers of,
23

scent/smell of,
18
,
21
,
80
–82,
83
,
84
–89,
200

See also
bodies; decomposition

decomposition

length of time of,
87

rate of,
83
–84

research about,
84
–85

smell/scent of,
18
,
21
,
80
–82,
83
,
84
–89

training and,
85
–86,
95
–96

Vass studies about,
85
,
86
–87,
88
,
89
,
92

See also
bodies

deer,
51
,
52
,
86

Defense Department, U.S.,
48
,
49

DeMello, Debbie,
186

dementia patient searches,
182
–83

Dennis, Brad,
172
–73,
183

detection

and Cat's ambitions,
110
–11

of clandestine burials,
228

dogs and,
52
–53

fake noses and,
217
–22

and ferns as detectors,
223
–24

honeybees and,
48
–49

and insect ambush detectors,
222
–23

and LABRADOR project,
228
–29

national set of best practices for,
86

pigs and,
50
–51,
54
,
60
,
88
–89

SwRI research about,
47
–52

and “The Wasp Hound” patent,
219
–20,
223

turkey vultures and,
226
–28

Dick, Wendi,
259

Dick (working dog),
198

Diesel (German shepherd),
119
,
128
–29

difficult terrain searches,
182

disaster dogs,
54
,
55
,
64
–65,
74
,
190
,
267

disease: dogs as warning system for human,
257
–59

Disney, Walt,
43

Dixee (Malinois-German shepherd),
170
,
207
,
236

DJ (German shepherd),
251
–52,
270
,
271
,
276

DOA (decomposition odor analysis),
85

dog meat: people as eating,
25

dogs

in ancient times,
232
–33

claims about accuracy of,
154
–59

death of,
21
–22,
259
–63

distractions for,
165

euthanasia of,
23

evaluation of,
269

expertise of,
73

gender issues and,
272
–73

as ignoring handlers,
160

as infallible,
168

and killing of dogs and handlers in Afghanistan,
212
–13

longevity of,
256

motivation for,
76
–79

in popular culture,
23
–24

replacements for,
217
–25,
226
–28

retirement of,
250
–52

as sacrifices,
22

as teachers,
275
–76

toxic exposure of,
255
–57

trusting,
167
,
169
,
177

as trusting their nose,
160

as warning system for human disease,
257
–59

See also specific breed, dog, or topic

double-blind problems,
149
–50,
153

Douglas, Gabby,
74

drive,
73
,
268
,
274

drugs

and alerts of narcotics dogs,
72

“commit” of dogs and,
160

court cases about detection of,
151

detection/smell of,
33
,
38
,
86
,
90
,
218

and dog's trust of nose,
160

Durham K-9 unit and,
114

fake/artificial noses and,
218
,
219
,
220

false alerts about,
151
–52

handler-dog relationship and,
160

Lit study about dogs' detection of,
151
–52

Solo searches for,
132

Sprouse-Rick incident and,
124

training of patrol dogs and,
166

training for search of,
76

in Vietnam,
33

See also
narcotics dogs

Dupa (German shepherd),
63

Durham Police Department

aging of police dogs with,
254

Baker as head of K9 unit for,
112

Baker's retirement from,
270

K9 unit at,
114
–15

and selection of Solo's successor,
268

Durocs: detection studies on,
50
–51

Dusty (Beauceron),
240

Dutch shepherds,
41
,
116
,
259

Eagle (Doberman-pointer mix),
158

electric fence: Solo at,
101

electronic nose,
218
–19,
220
–21,
226

“endangered” people,
176

“evaluating effluvia,”
31

expertise: building,
73
–74

facial recognition,
88

false alerts,
146
–50,
152
,
159
,
164
,
177

false claims,
150
–53

Fargo
(movie),
63

Faust, Drew Gilpin,
191

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation),
158
–59,
170
,
228

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency),
81

Ferguson, Roy,
107
–8,
161
–67,
169
,
205
–6,
273

Ferguson, Suzie,
162
–67,
169
,
205
–6,
273

ferns: as bomb detectors,
223
–24

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation,
61

“Find the fish” command,
105
,
136
,
147

“Find Fred” command,
106
–7

“Find napoo” command,
105
–6

fish

as PVC pipe training tool,
80
,
81

See also
“Find the fish” command

Fish (Labrador),
24
–25

fleas: as detectors,
222
,
223

Fleck, Terry,
39
,
118
,
121

flies,
84

Florida

patrol dogs in,
275

training programs in,
118
–20,
125
–30

Ford, Gerald,
58

Forensic Osteology Research Station (FOREST), Western Carolina University,
95
–96

forensics,
23
–24,
85

Fort Lauderdale, Florida: training program in,
118
–20

Fourth Amendment,
151

fox terriers,
37

foxes,
51
–52

Frankfurt, Harry G.,
145
,
147
–48,
151

Franklin, Pat,
244
,
246
,
247
–48

“freeze moment,”
173

Freundlieb, Stefan,
228

Fröhlingsdorf, Michael,
228

Frosty (golden retriever),
170

Furton, Kenneth,
86
,
224
–25

Gamr (mythological dog),
22

garbage dump searches,
183

gender issues,
115
,
272
–73

genetics,
270

Gentry, Charm,
240

George, Kevin,
75
–79,
211

Georgia: Thomasville searches in,
233
–37

Georgia Institute of Technology: electronic nose research at,
218

German Shepherd Dog Club, Washington State,
34

German shepherds