Q&A Series" Cameron Ford answers a question about Narc dogs searching cars with Jeff Meyer

Podcast: The Police K9 Training Podcast with Jeff Meyer · Jeff Meyer

Opublikowano: 2026-08-27

In this episode Jeff Meyer is joined by detection expert Cameron Ford to tackle a common problem: narcotics dogs that perform well inside but become distracted, avoidant, or ineffective when searching vehicles on traffic stops. They break down likely causes (low reinforcement value, negative associations, or flooding by repetitive, stressful exposures) and outline a practical progression to restore motivation and reliable searching on cars. Key topics covered include identifying the root cause of vehicle avoidance, dialing training back to simple contexts, building reinforcement history and value for cars, using rituals and signals (for example a special collar...