Remote Control of War Dogs

John J Romba, Army Land Warfare Laboratory

ISBN 10: 1410107221 / ISBN 13: 9781410107220

Published by Fredonia Books (NL), 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Remote Control of War Dogs
• Publisher: Fredonia Books (NL)
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410107221
• ISBN 13: 9781410107220
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 19.05W x 0.3H x 23.5D centimeters 19.05 centimeters width by 0.3 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 118 grams

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Synopsis

A major objective of this study was to develop procedures by which a dog handler can control the direction of off-leash movement of his dog by remote means in an unrestricted environment. Several dogs were successfully conditioned to respond to a tone signal to change direction and to make excursions of one-half mile or more under the control of terrain stimuli and of tone signals transmitted by radio. Automated procedures to train dogs to change direction in response to a tone were developed; in these procedures the learning contingencies of reinforcement were arranged by a computer control system. The learning of other scout dog skills is described in terms of sub-programs consisting of small, easy-to-learn steps.