{"podcast":{"title":"The Police K9 Training Podcast with Jeff Meyer","slug":"the-police-k9-training-podcast-with-jeff-meyer-6700630","podcast_index_feed_id":6700630,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/jeffmeyer1/feed.xml","website_url":"https://jeffmeyer1.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17243367/Square_Podcast_Logo2_cs235m.jpg","author":"Jeff Meyer","episode_count":76,"summary":"In each episode of The Police K9 Training Podcast, host Jeff Meyer interviews guests and talks about issues related to all things Police K9. This show gives you valuable information that you can use on the street every day. Our goal is to make every police K9 team be the best they can be.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-police-k9-training-podcast-with-jeff-meyer-6700630"},"episode":{"title":"Jeff Talks with Eric Stambro about detection training","slug":"jeff-talks-with-eric-stambro-about-detection-training","published_at":"2026-05-21T01:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-police-k9-training-podcast-with-jeff-meyer-6700630/jeff-talks-with-eric-stambro-about-detection-training","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-police-k9-training-podcast-with-jeff-meyer-6700630","url":"https://jeffmeyer1.podbean.com/e/pay-on-a-sniff-make-your-detection-dog-obsess-over-odor/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8ewyq6ifb37mkxgb/Dection_Dog_Issues_with_Eric_Stanbro6cvqa-kaf7sb-Optimized.mp3","summary":"Join host Jeff Meyer and special guest Eric Stambro for a deep-dive into contemporary detection dog training. In this episode they unpack the concept of \"pay on a sniff,\" marker training vs. direct reward systems, how to reinvigorate and shape reliable alerts, and practical tactics for vehicles, buildings, and large impound searches. Topics covered include: what paying on a sniff means and why it emphasizes odor value over formal final responses; direct vs. indirect reward systems and how both can be used; timing and use of verbal markers and squeaky toys as bridges to build dopamine-driven search motivation; intermittent and variable rewards; and specific approaches for fixing bookmarking, handler-influence, and false-alert problems. Practical, street-tested examples and tips are discussed throughout: using blanks and unknown hide counts to build reliability on negatives; positioning odors in the middle of vehicles to prevent dogs from racing around cars; removing handler influence by having dogs work out of sight; charging a verbal marker and increasing sniff duration before teaching a final; and how to structure training to prevent performance drop-offs from the training lot to real deployments. To contact Jeff Meyer, email him at: JeffMeyer1@outlook.com To see more about Jeff and the classes that are offered go to: www.Policek9Training.net Thanks to this shows sponsors: AceK9.com ______________________________________________________________________________ KATS K9 Record Keeping www.katsplatinum.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Ray Allen K9 https://www.rayallen.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________ The Next Level K9 https://www.thenextlevelk9.com/ ________________________…","meta_description":"Join host Jeff Meyer and special guest Eric Stambro for a deep-dive into contemporary detection dog training. In this episode they unpack the concept of \"…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3322,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-police-k9-training-podcast-with-jeff-meyer-6700630/episodes/jeff-talks-with-eric-stambro-about-detection-training/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-police-k9-training-podcast-with-jeff-meyer-6700630/jeff-talks-with-eric-stambro-about-detection-training.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}