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==Qualifying Expert==
Counsel will attempt to make two qualifications: the dogmaster in the field of interpreting the actions of the dog, and the dog in tracking human scents or drug scents.

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* duration the dogmaster has been member of force / duration the dogmaster has been with dog team / duration the dogmaster has been with <dog>
* Dogmaster training course / duration / coverings tracking of human scents or drugs
* prior experience qualified giving evidence in court as dogmaster / prior testimony with current dog
* dog breed of <dog> / relevance of breed to tracking / ability of breed to track 
* method of tracking / method of communicating
* whether training is needed / history of training of dog / whether with dogmaster or with others 
* performance on simulated and real cases
* how dogmaster learns particular communication style of <dog>
* on-going training / frequency 
* duration <dog> has been tracking / number of investigations used for
* success rate / false positives
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Subject to cross-examination, counsel will then request the dogmaster and dog be qualified as experts.

==Methodology==
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* how dogmaster communicates to dog (types of signals)
* how dog communicates with dogmaster (types of signals)
* dogs ability to follow scents 
* effects of environment (terrain, climate, obstacles, persons etc) / types of distractors 
* possibility of dog losing scent / reasons 
* possibility of dog catching scent of another track that crosses first track 
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==Tracking Evidence==
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* dogmaster responds to request for services / time of request
* time and location that the dog was deployed (use map)
* commands or signals communicated to the dog 
* response from the dog / interpretation of the response
* route traveled during tracking (draw on map)
* whether there were other people discovered during track
* further signals given to dog during tracking
* further signals given from dog during tracking
* any item(s) or person(s) found / identification of person
* opinion of relevance of item or person found / signals from dog relevant to discovery
* what happened to item or person
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