Upon request, and my own curiosity, I put Bonnie the Police Bloodhound and another Scent Elimination product to the test. The Scent Smoker was the product. I tried to keep the test pretty simple.
Test subject's clothing (no Scent Lok, only reg camo and socks and boxers) were washed in scent free detergent - (Scent Smoker says this wasn't necessary, but did it anyway.)
Subject (my 12 year old son) showered and washed body and hair with "human scent control" soap and shampoo (Scent Smoker says this wasn't necessary, but did it anyway.)
Liberal amounts of smoke applied to laundered clothes, the test subject (prior to dressing) and then again to the test subject and the clothes right before start of the trail.
Smoke applied to vegetation in a wide circle around starting point, for those who would say the dog decided to follow the smoke trail (she trails human scent, not smoke).
I carried Bonnie's treat with me (for those who would claim she was trailing the jerky, and to keep test subject from eating it all!)
Test was a blind test, I had no idea where the subject walked or was hiding (got in big trouble with the wife over that , but he had a cell phone with him.)
Trail was approx. 1/2 mi long, aged one hour before dog began trailing.
Humidity was 72%, temp 53, barometer falling, overcast sky, had rained a little earlier in the day.
Bonnie does know test subject, but this doesn't matter, she still had to smell him to find him, she's not telepathic. I used my son so I could ensure all procedures were properly followed with the laundering, showering, smoke application etc.
Bonnie is trained to follow a specific human scent I give her. She can do it downtown on concrete in a high traffic area as well. She does not trail crushed plants, squished bugs or any other such nonsense. For more info about how the dog trails, see my posts on the Bloodhound vs Scentlok thread http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=734684
Video's are below, first one is the prep, second one is the actual dog trail.
Here are the links in case my embed doesn't work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XujDYZcqxk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2JMFH89Mpg
Test subject's clothing (no Scent Lok, only reg camo and socks and boxers) were washed in scent free detergent - (Scent Smoker says this wasn't necessary, but did it anyway.)
Subject (my 12 year old son) showered and washed body and hair with "human scent control" soap and shampoo (Scent Smoker says this wasn't necessary, but did it anyway.)
Liberal amounts of smoke applied to laundered clothes, the test subject (prior to dressing) and then again to the test subject and the clothes right before start of the trail.
Smoke applied to vegetation in a wide circle around starting point, for those who would say the dog decided to follow the smoke trail (she trails human scent, not smoke).
I carried Bonnie's treat with me (for those who would claim she was trailing the jerky, and to keep test subject from eating it all!)
Test was a blind test, I had no idea where the subject walked or was hiding (got in big trouble with the wife over that , but he had a cell phone with him.)
Trail was approx. 1/2 mi long, aged one hour before dog began trailing.
Humidity was 72%, temp 53, barometer falling, overcast sky, had rained a little earlier in the day.
Bonnie does know test subject, but this doesn't matter, she still had to smell him to find him, she's not telepathic. I used my son so I could ensure all procedures were properly followed with the laundering, showering, smoke application etc.
Bonnie is trained to follow a specific human scent I give her. She can do it downtown on concrete in a high traffic area as well. She does not trail crushed plants, squished bugs or any other such nonsense. For more info about how the dog trails, see my posts on the Bloodhound vs Scentlok thread http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=734684
Video's are below, first one is the prep, second one is the actual dog trail.
Here are the links in case my embed doesn't work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XujDYZcqxk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2JMFH89Mpg