Why TrueScent?
The Challenge? How to Safely Train K-9s to Recognize Dangerous Explosives.
Dogs' have a truly amazing sense of smell—10,000 to 100,000 times better than humans according to James Walker from Florida State's Sensory Research Institute. He adds, "if you make the analogy to vision, what you and I can see at a third of a mile, a dog could see more than 3,000 miles away and still see as well." This K-9 super power is one of the keys to detecting explosives and avoiding disaster. But explosives are a dangerous and deadly business. How can a K-9 be SAFELY trained to recognize them?
Why pseudoscent is NOT a good solution?
A pseudoscent is safe because it contains no real explosives. A pseudoscent is something from the scent picture, other than real explosives. The problem? Those amazing K-9 noses can tell the difference! The compounds that make up pseudoscent appear in scores of everyday products including plastic bags, cleaning fluids, nail polish, synthetic fruit flavors, and paint.* Pseudoscent can confuse your K-9's training.
* U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Household Products Database.
