Federal K9 has established a proof of concept within a comprehensive breeding and training program identified as the Early Drive Analysis. Federal K9 has designed and developed the only multi sensory infant canine environment (MSE) in the world. The MSE introduces infant canines to sensory stimulation in a non-intrusive exploratory environment. Quantitative data is collected within a controlled environment that enables trainers to identify natural inherent drive thus enabling an accurate selection process based on consistency and accuracy. Infant canines are identified for specific working dog categories based on inherent drive characteristics and placed in appropriate working disciplines based on their natural ability. Canines exhibit natural reactionary behaviors to the exploratory MSE environment reducing stress as opposed to traditional training methods which expose canines to unnatural desensitization training methods. The selection of breeding foundation colonies are chosen for breed standard desirable traits in a multi-generational pedigree. Breeding programs that are best suited for intense working conditions yield more success by repeating breed standard selection and inherent drive characteristics. Breeding lines chosen for health, temperament and inherent drive produce foundationally sound canines better equipped to perform in routine duties. Federal K9 intends to reserve designated kennel space for local law enforcement, and federal agencies.
Sensory stimulation introduces natural situational experience within a controlled environment. Littermates are individually evaluated within a Multi-Sensory Environment during the second week of infant developmental life-cycle. Baselines are established by observational data collection methods during exposure in a nonintrusive, exploratory format. Sensory input supports the theory developed in previous studies conducted and have proven that drive is an inherent characteristic and is identifiable during the infant stage of canine development. Multi-sensory environments introduce infant canine to predator to prey, uneven surface, depth perception, people vs. littermate identification, toy drive and an introduction to imprinting foreign odor. The sensory component provides a nonintrusive stress on littermates, introduces problem solving pattern of behavior in repetitive sequencing, and identifies which littermate exhibits desirable working characteristics to withstand the rigors of working class canine. The design module integrates sensory and biometric platforms with a canine breeding/whelping facility. Biometric platforms that monitor the growth of infant canines have the functionality to identify positive and negative reaction to stress and environment in training scenarios. Measurable quantitative and qualitative data support indicators of infant canine during early evaluation for fear, hunt drive, defense drive, prey drive and toy drive. Data would support the selection process prior to training future working canine in targeted working disciplines including detection, protection, patrol, and search and rescue and would reduce future failure rates among training canine.
We have successfully identified inherent drive patterns within infant canines identifying specific working disciplines the canine will be most successful within the first seven weeks of age. Such canine identified within this study exhibit accuracy and consistency within a measurable data that places canines in their appropriate working or pet classification. Canines identified by measurable quantifiable data further in training are placed as detection, protection, therapy or search and rescue in prospective fields.
Early identification based on behavioral and inherent characteristics increases the selection rate of susceptible canine to train at a higher efficiency rate. Canines reared in an environmentally stimulating and nurturing breeding program exhibit a higher neurological growth in situational awareness and adaptability. Federal K9 has successfully achieved proof of concept in identifying inherent drive patterns in litter mates establishing the youngest canine in working dog history to be imprinted in complex odor detection.
This process and methodology reduces excessive breeding and the “wash out” ratio of canines on a federal military level comparison. The methodology provides a significant cost value to agencies purchasing canine at a faster and more reliable rate for complex operations. Federal K9 Subject Matter Experts have harnessed the natural capability of drive patterns based on the sound principles within the natural sciences to produce a measurable outcome evaluation process that eliminates environmental stress and conditions on working canines and enhances individual performance levels based on inherent characteristics. Canines that measure below the desired drive capability for detection are identified for individualized inherent traits that place canines within search & rescue, medical therapy, and companion support canines. These canines are offered to nonprofit organizations in support of US Veterans.
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