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Could you provide a citation for that?

• jMyles 11y ago
  Radley Balko writes that he learned this from Gene Papet, a professional trainer of K9 unit dogs. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko/supreme-court-considers-t_1_b_2063820.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko/supreme-court-con...
  • pandaman 11y ago
    The article you have referred talks about numerous cases where dogs actually detect remaining odors and then alleges that dogs could be trained to ignore weak odors.
    • jMyles 11y ago
      True. I suppose in these (and many) cases, it's simply that this feature is turned off; probably regarded as a bug by the user.
      • pandaman 11y ago
        Or this feature simply does not exist, contrary to your belief.
        • jMyles 11y ago
          Well, if you think that Balko mis-reported, go ahead and ask him for clarification.
          • pandaman 11y ago
            No, I don't think so. I don't see where he said dogs are trained like that. He actually said almost the opposite - dogs are not ignoring weak smells.
            • jMyles 11y ago
              I'm not following. He said that 1) such training is possible, and that 2) at least in some cases, it is ignored or that dogs who have this capability are rejected. So indeed, the feature appears, at least according to his source, to be available. And it also appears to be regarded as (or mistaken for) a bug by the users.
              • pandaman 11y ago
                I see. It seems you have your own meaning for the word "feature" that makes it interchangeable with the word "option".