Jessica Lee wrote 07/22/2013 04:33 PM Alcohol Detection #380867 - 07/22/2013 04:33 PM
Jessica Lee Webboard User Reg: 04-16-2008 Posts: 24 Loc: Offline	Hello, I'm wondering if there are any members who have knowledge of alcohol detection. I'm familiar with the concept behind detection training (drug, bomb, cellphone, bedbug etc.), but I'm wondering how this can be applied to alcohol. Can a dog detect the smell of ethanol even within a sealed bottle or can? Do different types of alcohol give off different scent, and therefore must be trained just like different types of drugs or explosives? Can a drug dog be cross trained with alcohol?
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SamanthaTopper wrote 07/22/2013 06:52 PM Re: Alcohol Detection [Re: Jessica Lee ] #380880 - 07/22/2013 06:52 PM
SamanthaTopper Webboard User Reg: 03-24-2011 Posts: 779 Loc: Indianapolis Offline	http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sniffer-dog-is-so-good-at-finding-booze-774127 There's a story about a spaniel trained to find home made hooch, despite the author's inability to use the correct gender for the dog. Male name, male pronoun, then the dog is called a bitch.
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Jessica Lee wrote 07/23/2013 06:47 PM Re: Alcohol Detection [Re: Jessica Lee ] #380924 - 07/23/2013 06:47 PM
Jessica Lee Webboard User Reg: 04-16-2008 Posts: 24 Loc: Offline	That's interesting! It seems like an easier task to find a vat of open alcohol though. Many mines and construction camps ban alcohol and drugs from the work site. They bring in a dog to sniff for drugs and alcohol to ensure the workers entering the work site aren't bringing drugs or alcohol. I was wondering how a dog could be trained to sniff out the different kinds of alcohol even if they are sealed? Would a can of beer and a bottle of vodka have the same scent of ethanol to a dog?
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Greg Meyer wrote 07/24/2013 08:34 AM Re: Alcohol Detection [Re: Jessica Lee ] #380941 - 07/24/2013 08:34 AM
Greg Meyer Webboard User Reg: 12-24-2009 Posts: 482 Loc: Dayton, OH Offline	Quote: Jessica Lee I was wondering how a dog could be trained to sniff out the different kinds of alcohol even if they are sealed? Would a can of beer and a bottle of vodka have the same scent of ethanol to a dog? That would sure be impressive if they could be trained to do that. I've been trying to train Bailey to detect the difference between bottles containing Australian Cabernet Sauvignon vs a Chambourcin from Pennsylvania but haven't had much success so far. Guess I'll still have to go down to our basement and make our own selections. Bailey
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Becky Shilling wrote 07/25/2013 09:17 AM Re: Alcohol Detection [Re: Jessica Lee ] #380981 - 07/25/2013 09:17 AM
Becky Shilling Webboard User Reg: 12-01-2005 Posts: 1009 Loc: OKC, Oklahoma Offline	Go forth, my doggie, and bring back every bottle of Chambord you can find. (If you run across any Lafite-Rothschild; especially a 1947 Cheval Blanc, that'll do, too!)
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