What the Dog Knows (49 page)

dispersal of,
138
–39

of historic human remains,
236
,
240
,
242

human body,
60
–61

human remains versus live human,
138

ingested chemicals and,
87

longevity of,
185

and role of scent evidence in court system,
154
–55

submerged bodies and,
202

training and,
60
–61

“The Wasp Hound” patent and,
219
–20

water searches and,
209
,
210
,
212

See also
working scent

scent drive: of Solo,
10

scent lineup, Pikett's,
155
–56,
157

Schatzie (German shepherd),
166
–67,
205

Schutzhund (ring sport),
3
,
123
–24

Search & Rescue Dog training packages,
93

search patterns,
103
–4,
116

search-and-rescue dogs,
17
–18,
34
,
44
,
54
,
115
,
195
,
257

searches

and animals in search areas,
183

blind,
152
–53

Cat's reactions to,
176
–80

comparison of land and water,
209
–10,
211

in difficult terrain,
182

dogs' unwillingness to stay within confines of,
166
–67

handlers' preparation for,
181
–83

learning from,
177
–78

negative,
152
–53,
177

options for outcomes of,
176
–77

reality of,
178
–79

time frame for,
184

types of areas for,
183
–85

unreasonable,
151

See also specific search or type of search

second-dog syndrome,
268

Seminole Indian Wars,
191

sentinel animals,
257
–58

Sepot, Peter,
119
,
128
–29

September 11, 2001,
193
,
256

Shakespeare, William,
39
,
161
,
164

sheep: scent of dead,
86

shell game,
75
–79

Shepard, Paul,
15
,
25

shepherds,
52
–53,
59
,
267
.
See also type of shepherd or specific dog

Sherlock (vulture),
227

Shiraz (Belgian Malinois),
107
,
236

Shubin, Lester,
37
–38,
49

Sinai War (1972),
192

singleton dog(s),
3
,
5
–6,
13
,
102

skunks,
51

slave searches,
43
–44,
235
,
237
–41,
245
,
246

Sledge, Michael,
191

Slick, Tom Jr.,
48
,
65

Smalley, Barb,
7
–8,
279

smell, sense of

and aging of dogs,
254

bears and,
30
–31

bloodhounds and,
30
,
37
,
38
–39,
40

brain and,
84
,
87

of Cat,
84
–85

chocolate studies about,
32

cognition and,
35
–37

comparative studies about,
28
,
29
–31,
36
–37

of hunting dogs,
33

identical twin study and,
35
–36

importance of,
29

lack of knowledge about dogs,
28

medical importance of,
31

number of receptors and,
37

police dogs and,
33

research about,
29
–30,
34
–38

tracking and,
33

and training of dogs,
32
,
36
,
88

See also
nose; scent

snakes,
51
,
52

sniffer dogs,
33
,
140

Solo (German shepherd)

aging of,
252
–54,
265

alert of,
72
,
95
,
101
,
104
,
116
,
146
–47,
148
–50,
185
,
211
,
247
,
263

appearance of,
6
–7,
21
,
70
,
100

Baker's critique of,
117

biotechnology revolution and,
220

birth of,
1
–2,
218

body language of,
148

“cancer” of,
255
,
256
,
257

Cat's expectations for,
4
,
7
,
8
,
16
–17

Cat's initial feelings about,
7
,
8
,
13

and Cat's lifestyle,
180

and Cat's reactions to cadaver work,
176

Cat's relationship with,
97
,
100
,
116
,
135
,
168
,
169
,
253
,
267

and Cat's views about being a handler,
180

certification of,
111
,
204

cleverness of,
146
–47

Coda's relationship with,
279
–80

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

“commit” of,
160

and comparison of human and dog noses,
28

Cora's (great-aunt) relationship with,
6

David's relationship with,
12
,
100
,
137
,
280

disciplining of,
12

“drive mode” of,
71
–72,
209

and exposure to whole bodies,
96
–97

false alerts and,
146
–47,
148
–50

homecoming for,
7
–8

Hook's views about,
71
–72,
269

intelligence of,
9

job selection for,
17
–18,
25

and longevity of scents,
185

Megan's relationship with,
8
,
9
–10,
12
,
100
,
102
,
266
,
275

motivation of,
79
–82

naming of,
5

neutering of,
102

nickname for,
6

nose of,
2
,
6
–7,
37
,
82
,
227

and other dogs,
12
–13,
16
,
17
–18,
102
–3,
118

pain and,
70

paw preference of,
274

personality of,
8
–9,
12
,
13
,
17
–18,
81
,
100
,
102
,
103
,
108
,
118
,
134
,
148
,
168
,
252
–53,
273

Piedmont woods walk in,
231
–32

as a puppy,
6
–13

reputation of,
12

retirement of,
254
,
262
–63

rewards for,
70
,
71
,
72
,
101
,
116
,
134
,
135
,
136
,
142
,
143
,
147
,
148
,
152
,
153
,
209
,
247
,
248
,
253

scent drive of,
10
,
69
–72

and selection of Solo's successor,
268
,
273
,
274
–79

as singleton dog,
3
,
6
,
9
,
13
,
102

talents of,
270

as teacher for new puppy,
275
,
276
–77

teaching “ouch” to,
9

toys for,
6
,
7
,
8
–9,
100
,
101
,
116
,
134
,
135
,
136
,
142
,
143
,
152
,
153
,
209
,
248
,
252
,
253

veterinarians' visits with,
12
,
257

Vita's mothering of,
6

Warren (Charles) and,
10
–11,
103

Solo (German shepherd)—searches of

cemetery,
245
,
246
–48

difficult,
182

and first track of Solo,
10

historic human remains,
242
,
245
,
246
–48

negative,
152
–53

obedience during,
253

and reality of searching,
178
–79

swamp,
131
–38,
139
–43

water,
201
–4,
209
–10,
211

Solo (German shepherd)—training of

Baker's,
112
–18,
159

for blind searches,
152
–53

as cadaver dog,
69
–72,
93
–95,
96
–98

Cat's,
8
,
21
,
74
,
101
–4,
176

Clever Hans affair influence on training of,
146

Hook's,
17
,
69
–72,
73
,
74
,
75
,
79
–82,
93
,
97
,
100
–104,
137
–38,
149
–50,
219
,
253

obedience,
102

problems with,
101
–2

and scent of death,
21

timing in,
160

for water searches,
201
–4,
209
–10

Solo, Han (fictional character),
6
,
13

Sorg, Marcella,
66

South Carolina: cemetery search in,
243
–48

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI),
47
–52,
53
,
55
,
56
,
57
,
59
,
64
,
65
,
222

Sprouse, Sandy,
251
–52

Sprouse, Steve,
119
–20,
123
–30,
251
–52,
270
–71,
274
,
275
–76

Stager, Kenneth,
227

Stephanitz, Max von,
273

Strega (sable German shepherd),
198
–200,
212
–16,
239
–40,
249
,
259
–60

Stubbs, Debra,
197

Suffolk, Ralph D. Jr. “Jim,”
56
–59,
60
,
61
,
63
,
67
,
107
,
273

Suffolk, Sally,
59

Sullenberger, “Sully,”
36

Sunshine, Larry,
31

Super Bowl: Dennis searches at,
172

Supreme Court, Connecticut,
45

Supreme Court, New York State,
56

Supreme Court, U.S.: dog-sniff cases before the,
151

swamp, North Carolina: Solo's search in,
131
–38,
139
–43

Syracuse University: Levy body search at,
58

Syrotuck, Bill,
18
–19,
34

Taliban,
213
–14,
216

Tarn (German shepherd),
277

Taylors Millpond: training for submerged bodies in,
201
–4

Temple (Belgian Malinois),
236

Tennessee: search for submerged body in,
205
–6

“The Wasp Hound” patent,
219
–20,
223

Thomas, Cherita,
159

Thomasville, Georgia: searches in,
233
–37

ticks: as detectors,
222
,
223

Time
magazine: demise of working dogs story in,
218
,
219

timing: importance of,
159
–60

Tina (bloodhound),
45

Titus, Roger,
40
–41,
154
,
155
,
157
,
273

Tolhurst, William D.,
59
,
233

Tomkins, Lisa,
273
–74

Tona (bloodhound),
59

“Too far” command,
246

toxic exposure: of dogs,
255
–57

toys

Cat-Solo relationship and,
100

and Cat's training of Solo,
21

and Cora (great-aunt) as teacher for Solo,
6

as distractions,
165
–66

and drive of dogs,
72

fish PVC training tools as,
80
,
81

and George's training program,
76
,
77
,
78
,
79

as rewards,
101
,
116
,
117
,
134
,
135
,
136
,
142
,
143
,
152
,
153
,
209
,
248
,
253