David Latimer – Pest Management Professional

David Latimer talks about specifics on how to evaluate a toy-rewarded dog for scent detection.

David Latimer makes a hypothetical trip to a shelter to evaluate candidates for a detector dog.

David Latimer explains how his family has gone about choosing dogs over the years and what they look for in...

This segment continues the discussion about dog and nonverbal communications between dogs and handlers. This time we’ll discuss why it’s...

Long before a dog uses sound to communicate, it sends clear signals with its physical movements. Learn to understand your detector...

Research shows that dogs can learn some words. The question, is whether verbally is the best way for us to...

This segment continues the process of evaluating detector dogs. This time we’ll focus on food-rewarded dogs. (Editor’s note: Read Part...

Latimer shares how to test a potential detector dog for toy drive in a few simple steps.

Here's how to evaluate potential detector dog candidates.

I’m frequently asked if I prefer a certain breed of dog for scent detection. My answer is always the same...

Do you know what’s important to your dog?

(Editor’s note: This is part three of a four-part series on detector dogs and distractions. Read part one, “What distractions...

(Editor’s note: This is part two of a four-part series on detector dogs and distractions. Read part one, “What distractions...

You take your dog into a room, give the command to search and rather than immediately focusing on sniffing, the...

We haven’t yet, in this series on odor movement, discussed a training exercise to help your detector dog (and you)...