Mission Statement
A group of detector dog handlers and trainers established the organization as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization in 2005 to improve the field of canine scent detection. Also serving as a resource center, they bring canine teams together for better networking and communication. The scientific principles of the Randomized, Double-Blind testing method separates this organization from similar canine testing agencies because their process limits outside influence and bias from the testing process. Specific Standards of Practice (SOP) to evaluate a canine team’s proficiency have expanded from four to nine scent disciplines.