K9 Detection Collaborative
K9 Detection Collaborative
Stacy Barnett, Robin Greubel
Bark Alerts: Handle With Care
46 minutes Posted Jul 14, 2026 at 5:00 am.
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What to listen for: “Barking should be under stimulus control. It only happens when I cue it – or when the dog finds target odor – and nothing else.” Our hosts, Robin Greubel and Stacy Barnett, unpack the reality behind bark alerts in detection work. They challenge the idea that a barking dog is always impressive or useful, and ask the critical question: can we train a bark alert versus should we? Drawing on real-world deployment experience, they explain when bark alerts are tru...