Investigation of the Behavioral Characteristics of Dogs Purpose-Bred and Prepared to Perform Detection of Person-Borne Explosives.

Specialized detector dogs are increasingly being utilized for the detection of modern threats. The (VW) dog was developed to create a dog phenotype ideally suited for detecting hand-carried and body-worn explosives. VW dogs (VWDs) are trained to sample and alert to target odors in the aerodynamic wakes of moving persons, which entrains vapor and small particles from the person.