Výcvik a služební využití psů pro vyhledávání zvířat a zvířecích trofejí

Tereza Kalvová

Bachelor's thesis

Training and use of service dogs for the search of animals and their trophies

Abstract:

V úvodu práce je uvedena anatomie čichového ústrojí psa a fyzilogoie čichu psa. Dále jsou v práci uvedeny typy učení a metody výcviku psa a metody výcviku psa pro speciální pachové práce. Dále jsou představeny ozbrojené sbory a organizace využívající psy pro speciální pachové práce. Závěr práce se zabývá statistikou a praxí v oboru speciálních pachových prací v tomto oboru u nás a ve světě a plemeny psů využívaných pro speciální pachové práce.

Abstract:

Dogs are now used by the armed forces, which are the Czech Republic Police, Customs Administration, Prison Service and the Army of the Republic, a special odor works. Special scent work includes searching for drugs, weapons, explosives, accelerants, people and CITES. And the protection of nature, especially animals, the theme of this thesis.The introduction describes the anatomy and physiology of the olfactory system of the dog. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the dog's olfactory system is especially important when training scent work. Perfectly developed sense of smell dog that is up to a hundred times better than a human, is why dogs can locate and detect even small concentrations of odors, odors, for example hidden in bags that are checked at the airport.In training dogs for special scent work is used several methods of training. It is important to motivate the dog to search the odor and to cooperate with the handler.In the Czech Republic there are dogs trained to search for endangered animals only by the Customs, which has a training centre in Heřmanice. In the United States employs a detection dog Ministry of Agriculture. In addition to the armed forces formed a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of nature triggering "dog programs" in which trained dogs to search for ivory, bushmeatu, pangolins and other threatened species. These "dog programs" already exist in countries in Africa, the Congo, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon. Besides detection dogs are also used for example to detect invasive animals such as brown tree snake, liquidating fauna Guam and Hawaii, or the detection of pests such as termites. Furthermore, detection dogs exploited by scientists to monitor the populations of protected animals.Annually, the Customs Administration of the Czech Republic reveals dozens to hundreds of cases found illegally transported animals or their parts. Dogs in African programs are hundreds of kilograms bushmeatu, poached ivory and other animals.In conclusion, the thesis is presented breeds of dogs used for special odor works.

Keywords

pes, celní správa, ochrana přírody, speciální pachové práce, vyhledávání pašovaných zvířat a loveckých trofejí

Keywords

dog, customs, conservation, special scent dogs work, searching for contraband animals and hunting trophies

Language used: Czech

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 4. 2017

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: Dr. Ing. Naděžda Šebková

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources

Bachelor programme / field:
Animal Science / Cynology