[Daryl Ehret]

It is evident that often times when trainers and handlers discuss training, terminology is the stumbling block. It's the reason the Scientific Work Dog Group, funded by a host of federal agencies and being conducted by Florida International University is working on standardizing terminology for working dogs. I believe their interests are more focused on working dogs ie, police, SAR etc. Their definitions will be based on science and "industry standard" for those areas science applicable. Personally, I see differences in terminology and how it's used between sport and, for example, law enforcement canine.

DFrost

This statement piqued my intrest, so I researched it a bit to see what developments have been made.

Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal detector Guidelines (SWGDOG)
http://www.swgdog.org/

"Subcommittee 1" is responsible for Unification of terminology
some term descriptions can be found at the following links...
http://www.ifri.fiu.edu/SWGDOG/SC_1_Guidelines.htm
http://www.ifri.fiu.edu/SWGDOG/SC1a approved 4-2-06 for site.pdf
http://www.ifri.fiu.edu/SWGDOG/SC1b terms approved 10-2-06 for site.pdf

 

[Jeff Oehlsen]

I didn't get that far, but where is compulsion?

 

[Connie Sutherland]

I didn't get that far, but where is compulsion?

It's piecemeal. I've been checking in there every now and then; it hasn't been added in exact order.

 

[Bob Scott]

Compulsion - Training by the use of threat or force.

 

[Connie Sutherland]

Oh, good catch, Bob.

The terminology is being added veeeeerrrrryyyyy slowly.

 

[Mike Schoonbrood]

Compulsion - Training by the use of threat or force.

Like threatening the dog to wear something like this:

 

[Bob Scott]

That'll do it! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Connie Sutherland]

Where do you guys find the pictures you find?! :lol:

 

[Liz Monty]

I don't know where they get those pictures from.

But I think I worked Bella too hard with compulsion yesterday,and this morning she woke up like this

 

[Daryl Ehret]

The terminology is being added veeeeerrrrryyyyy slowly.

It was stated somewhere there that they would meet no more than twice a year, no less than once a year. Gov't workers y'know :wink: