


Research investigating olfactory generalization from pure singular compounds to more complex odor mixtures helps to elucidate animals' olfactory generalization tendencies and inform ways to alter the generalization gradient by broadening or narrowing the range of stimuli to which dogs will respond. As such, the importance of generalization should be considered in the formulation of effective training strategies. This dualization may seem strange, but the most important thing about it is that now every one can choose his or her own talisman for the year 2011.īesides, as these two talismans of the New Year are so alike - the Cat and the Rabbit - that they can be not separated, but can be combined in order to get a two-in-one talisman: for example, a Rabbit dressed as a Cat or a flip-flopper Cat/Rabbit, that are just like twins.Īnyway, whichever talisman you choose - it will bring you happiness and luck, either enthusiastic, energetic and propagable like a Rabbit or warm and easily electrifying like a Cat.Įasy way! How-to-do symbols of 2011 year - Rabbit or Cat.Generalizing to target odor variations while retaining specificity against non-targets is crucial to the success of detector dogs under working conditions. The reason for both - the Cat and the Rabbit - being the symbol of 2011 is that many parts of their bodies are really alike. Going deep into the matter we can see that the only difference is the inversely proportional length of their years and tails: where rabbits have it long, cats have it short and vice versa. Even the colours match: both Rabbits and Cats can be white, grey, red or black. Cats and Rabbits are very much alike: the've got the same whiskers, pads, eyes, noses.
