Narcotics Test (updated 01/01/2025)
This test is to
determine the dog’s ability to detect narcotics. For
testing the dog CANNOT miss any odors. A
miss is more than one (1) incorrect response. It will be up to the Master Trainer’s discretion to determine if the
team will retake the entire test, or just the area that the miss occurred. If
the team is retested in only one (1) area, no misses will be allowed.
TESTING RULES
- The reward used by the handler
will not contain any
narcotics.
- Pseudo narcotics will not be
used for testing.
- The narcotics, and amounts, to be
used for testing will be determined by the Master
Trainer and provided by the Hosting Agency.
Testing will be
conducted in two (2) of the following areas. The Master Trainer will determine which areas will be
used for testing and the location of the substances to be tested.
Vehicles
The Master Trainer will use only one (1) hide for each
odor being tested, which will be placed on the exterior or interior of the
vehicles. A minimum of three (3) vehicles will be used, with at least one (1)
being a “clean” vehicle.
Buildings
There will be one (1)
hide for each odor being tested. The size and amount of rooms used will be at
the discretion of the Master Trainer.
There will be at least one (1) “clean” room used during testing.
PEOPLE
This will be offered to
Teams that are “passive” response and trained in this area. The Handler will
advise the Master Trainer of their training in this field. There will be at
least 4 people in a designated area with 1 person having the substance on their
person or in a designated container approved by the Master Trainer.
Any other Designated Area
Other areas used will be
at the discretion of the Master Trainer and
will depend on availability. Suggested areas are; lockers, luggage, boxes or
any other area deemed suitable for testing by the Master Trainer.
The test will be on a
pass/fail basis. The Master Trainer will
determine if there will be a break between the testing of areas. There will be
no time limits on the test as long as the Master Trainer determines
that the team is still working.
Any urinating/defecating
in training or testing area and/or around a “hide” is immediate grounds for
failure!
The Narcotic
certification will remain in effect for two (2) years as long as a good
standing member with NAPCH and the Team remains intact.