Bio Sensor/Early Neurological Stimulation for New Puppies
Bio Sensor/Early Neurological Stimulation
for New Puppies
ESI: Early Scent Introduction
Critical brain development happens in the first few weeks of a puppy’s life. Stimulation of their brain will enhance the efficiency of the brain cells and cause the brain to grow faster. Exposing our puppies to the BioSensor and Early Scent Introduction training in these first critical weeks increases our puppy’s learning potential.
Starting at 3 days of age, we introduce scents to our litters of puppies, and follow the Biosensor (Early Neurological Stimulation) program once daily and introduce a new scent daily.
This early brain training accelerates development. It kickstarts the olfactory and neurological systems and may result in earlier proficiency and improved performance over what would normally occur without intervention.
Essentially, we are helping to build the brains of the puppies by taking advantage of this sensitive period. Once a day, we handle each puppy separately from it’s mother and its litter.
We expose the puppy to several exercises, for 3-5 seconds each, while supporting the puppy so it can’t fall:
Bio Sensor Training
The importance of early puppy handling cannot be stressed enough, which is why many breeders of the top-performing dogs today use a system known as the Biosensor Routine. The Routine was discovered by the U.S. military during wartime and instituted into the country's military canine training program. Dogs that were handled using the biosensor routine were found to outperform littermates that were not handled using the biosensor routine in high-intensity situations. Not only did they out-perform, but they were also found to have an increased tolerance to stress, stronger immune systems, stronger heart rates and breathing rates, stronger nervous systems, and better and more consistent temperaments. They were also found to have longer life spans being used as service dogs later into life than their unexposed siblings.
The Biosensor Routine is a series of five simple exercises. They are performed on each puppy once a day, starting at three days of age. Each exercise lasts a minimum of three seconds to a maximum of five seconds per exercise. The last exercise is completed on the 16th day. The way that the Super Puppy Routine works is that it puts the neonatal puppies under a very small and very controlled amount of stress. Because the stress is mild, the puppies are able to recover from it quickly and easily. This allows the puppies to learn to cope with and recover from small amounts of stress at an early age. This, in turn, helps them use these coping mechanisms later in life when dealing with higher levels and intensities of stress. The ability to cope with stress as an adult has a positive effect on the body. Because the dog is able to cope and rebound, the body isn’t flooded with stress hormones (which hinder thought, cognition, reasoning, immune system functioning, maturity, growth, healing, recovery from illness and injury, and other life processes).
It should only be performed once a day, no longer than five seconds per exercise. Too much stress on a neonate can have negative effects, so to help keep the level of stress manageable, use the minimal amount.
ESI stands for Early Scent Introduction.
Early Scent Introduction is performed in conjunction with Bio-Sensor training on the puppies from day three thru day sixteen. A pungent scent is introduced to the puppy each day for short intervals. Their reaction to the scent is then recorded. A positive reaction is when a puppy will try to move towards the scent with their nose highly engaged in the scent. A negative reaction will have the puppy pulling back from the scent. A neutral reaction will be when the puppy does not seem interested or disinterested.
The benefits of ESI have been studied in a seven-year breeding test. Gayle Watson PhD conducted the test with Gaylan’s Golden Retriever litters. They broke down the litters to the dogs that had early scent detection and those that did not. She began her testing by looking at results from sporting Golden Retrievers in the United States. Gayle and her team charted the outcome of various events to determine the effect the ESI had on the pups. The results were astounding! They found the dogs that had been involved in early scent introduction had more total scenting titles. Along with the titles were earned in more complex scenting categories. Another amazing fact that came from the research was that the dogs were achieving these titles two and a half to five years younger than the non ESI pups. I had the opportunity to attend one of Gayle’s Seminars through her company Avidog. It was amazing to hear her passion and talk about the astounding results that she has experienced.
So what does all this mean for our pups? With our focus is on pet, companion, therapy and service foundational training this is an exciting piece of our training. Many times with companion, therapy and early service dog training, the dogs scent abilities are a high characteristic that is required for the dog to have. For example, autistic children have the tendency to bolt or run away; therefore having a dog that is able to follow the scent and locate the child could sometimes be a matter of life or death. Often times, an elderly person can misplaces items, how wonderful would it not be to have the dog help them. Letting an elderly person know that something may have been left on the stove, or even a gas leak, early enough for safety issues, once again may save a life. Even more intense would be the dog that would be able to have the ability to determine the early onset of a seizure or diabetic reaction. All is possible and defiantly enhanced by doing early scent introduction.
Early scent introduction is just another way that we are able to bring you the best possible puppy that starts out with the best possible advantages!
for New Puppies
ESI: Early Scent Introduction
Critical brain development happens in the first few weeks of a puppy’s life. Stimulation of their brain will enhance the efficiency of the brain cells and cause the brain to grow faster. Exposing our puppies to the BioSensor and Early Scent Introduction training in these first critical weeks increases our puppy’s learning potential.
Starting at 3 days of age, we introduce scents to our litters of puppies, and follow the Biosensor (Early Neurological Stimulation) program once daily and introduce a new scent daily.
This early brain training accelerates development. It kickstarts the olfactory and neurological systems and may result in earlier proficiency and improved performance over what would normally occur without intervention.
Essentially, we are helping to build the brains of the puppies by taking advantage of this sensitive period. Once a day, we handle each puppy separately from it’s mother and its litter.
We expose the puppy to several exercises, for 3-5 seconds each, while supporting the puppy so it can’t fall:
- Place puppy on its stomach on a cold cloth (that was kept in the fridge for 5 minutes)
- Stimulate the toes of one paw with a cotton swab
- Head held straight up
- Head held straight down
- Resting supported on its back (this is the last step in Early Neurological Stimulation, but we believe an additional step is important)
- Introduce a new odor 1 inch away from the puppy’s nose, for 3-5 seconds. If the puppy avoids the scent (by moving away), the exercise is over. If the puppy approaches the scent (moving towards it), I allow it to check out the scent for up to 30 seconds, then the exercise is over.
Bio Sensor Training
The importance of early puppy handling cannot be stressed enough, which is why many breeders of the top-performing dogs today use a system known as the Biosensor Routine. The Routine was discovered by the U.S. military during wartime and instituted into the country's military canine training program. Dogs that were handled using the biosensor routine were found to outperform littermates that were not handled using the biosensor routine in high-intensity situations. Not only did they out-perform, but they were also found to have an increased tolerance to stress, stronger immune systems, stronger heart rates and breathing rates, stronger nervous systems, and better and more consistent temperaments. They were also found to have longer life spans being used as service dogs later into life than their unexposed siblings.
The Biosensor Routine is a series of five simple exercises. They are performed on each puppy once a day, starting at three days of age. Each exercise lasts a minimum of three seconds to a maximum of five seconds per exercise. The last exercise is completed on the 16th day. The way that the Super Puppy Routine works is that it puts the neonatal puppies under a very small and very controlled amount of stress. Because the stress is mild, the puppies are able to recover from it quickly and easily. This allows the puppies to learn to cope with and recover from small amounts of stress at an early age. This, in turn, helps them use these coping mechanisms later in life when dealing with higher levels and intensities of stress. The ability to cope with stress as an adult has a positive effect on the body. Because the dog is able to cope and rebound, the body isn’t flooded with stress hormones (which hinder thought, cognition, reasoning, immune system functioning, maturity, growth, healing, recovery from illness and injury, and other life processes).
It should only be performed once a day, no longer than five seconds per exercise. Too much stress on a neonate can have negative effects, so to help keep the level of stress manageable, use the minimal amount.
ESI stands for Early Scent Introduction.
Early Scent Introduction is performed in conjunction with Bio-Sensor training on the puppies from day three thru day sixteen. A pungent scent is introduced to the puppy each day for short intervals. Their reaction to the scent is then recorded. A positive reaction is when a puppy will try to move towards the scent with their nose highly engaged in the scent. A negative reaction will have the puppy pulling back from the scent. A neutral reaction will be when the puppy does not seem interested or disinterested.
The benefits of ESI have been studied in a seven-year breeding test. Gayle Watson PhD conducted the test with Gaylan’s Golden Retriever litters. They broke down the litters to the dogs that had early scent detection and those that did not. She began her testing by looking at results from sporting Golden Retrievers in the United States. Gayle and her team charted the outcome of various events to determine the effect the ESI had on the pups. The results were astounding! They found the dogs that had been involved in early scent introduction had more total scenting titles. Along with the titles were earned in more complex scenting categories. Another amazing fact that came from the research was that the dogs were achieving these titles two and a half to five years younger than the non ESI pups. I had the opportunity to attend one of Gayle’s Seminars through her company Avidog. It was amazing to hear her passion and talk about the astounding results that she has experienced.
So what does all this mean for our pups? With our focus is on pet, companion, therapy and service foundational training this is an exciting piece of our training. Many times with companion, therapy and early service dog training, the dogs scent abilities are a high characteristic that is required for the dog to have. For example, autistic children have the tendency to bolt or run away; therefore having a dog that is able to follow the scent and locate the child could sometimes be a matter of life or death. Often times, an elderly person can misplaces items, how wonderful would it not be to have the dog help them. Letting an elderly person know that something may have been left on the stove, or even a gas leak, early enough for safety issues, once again may save a life. Even more intense would be the dog that would be able to have the ability to determine the early onset of a seizure or diabetic reaction. All is possible and defiantly enhanced by doing early scent introduction.
Early scent introduction is just another way that we are able to bring you the best possible puppy that starts out with the best possible advantages!
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gtajacksminischnauzers@gmail.com
Last Updated: February 2023
gtajacksminischnauzers@gmail.com
Last Updated: February 2023