In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and Nathan Hall discuss: Nathan’s background and research interests in canine olfaction. The cocktail method of training detection. Psuedo scents and the research behind them. The ever-growing list of questions that comes up as you continue research and the further need for research in canine olfaction. Variations in your training samples.   Key Takeaways: We don’t know enough about the threshold of olfaction Train the dog to what you want them to find. Look at actual data. It is easy to see a success story, but the data will tell what’s actually happening. If you don’t set yourself to be wrong, then you’re not doing science.   "The dog is a dynamic system, they are constantly learning." —  Nathan Hall   Contact Nathan: Bio: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/afs/people/nathan-hall/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-hall-78306516/   Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com     Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com Tarheel Canine Training:  www.tarheelcanine.com Youtube:  tarheelcanine Twitter: @tarheelcanine Instagram: @tarheelk9 Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining Protection Sports Website:  psak9.org Patreon:   patreon.com/controlledaggression     Train Hard, train smart, be safe.       Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.