{"id":24666,"date":"2024-05-21T11:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T11:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/?p=24666"},"modified":"2025-05-06T23:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:51:01","slug":"oti-and-the-sand-lizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/oti-and-the-sand-lizards\/","title":{"rendered":"Oti and the sand lizards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-large layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\"><nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs__inner\"><a class=\"breadcrumbs__home\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/\" aria-label=\"Link Home\"><svg class=\"breadcrumbs__home-icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#home\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg> <a data-is-distributor=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/\">Updates<\/a> <svg class=\"breadcrumbs__delimiter\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"breadcrumbs__actual-page\">Oti and the sand lizards<\/span><\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-small layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"article-header\"><div class=\"article-header__tags\"><a class=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/updates\/?categories=9\">News<\/a><\/div><h1 class=\"article-header__headline\">Oti and the sand lizards<\/h1><div class=\"article-header__date\">May 21, 2024 &#8211; 11:40 am<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-sub-headline\"><p class=\"sub-headline\">Lauritz Gronowski is an environmental engineer at DB E&amp;C specializing in wildlife conservation and mapping. For the past year and a half, he has been training a new colleague to help him in the field: Oti, who is two years old and about two feet tall and has a nose for this job. Here&#8217;s a story about a win-win situation. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--520x348.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--1280x857.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--1920x1286.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Conservation dog Oti during training\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><script data-name=\"style-options\" type=\"application\/json\">{\"closeButtonColor\":\"red\"}<\/script><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/conservation-dog-Oti--scaled.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"lightbox-image__caption\"><span>Oti: conservation dog in training.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"<p&gt;DB Engineering &#038; Consulting \/ Lauritz Gronowski <\/p&gt;\n\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">Oti: conservation dog in training.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-2-medium is-offset-left-1-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\"><div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-social-sharing\"><div class=\"social-sharing\" data-subject=\"Here is an article for you: [TITLE]\" data-recipient=\"mail recipient en\" data-body=\"Here is an article by DB Engineering &#038; Consulting for you: [TITLE] at [LINK]\"><span class=\"social-sharing__label\">Share<\/span><div class=\"social-sharing__links\"><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--linkedin\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link LinkedIn\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-linked-in\"\/><\/svg><\/a><a class=\"social-sharing__link social-sharing__link--mail\" href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link Mail\"><svg class=\"social-sharing__icon\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-mail\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h4\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"contact-person\"><h3 class=\"contact-person__name\">DB Engineering &#038; Consulting<\/h3><div class=\"contact-person__position\">Team Marketing &#038; Communications<\/div><div class=\"contact-person__address\">DB Engineering &#038; Consulting<br \/>\r\nEUREF-Campus 14<br \/>\r\n10829 Berlin<br \/>\r\nGermany<\/div><a class=\"contact-person__link-communication\" href=\"mailto:marketing@db-eco.com\"><svg class=\"contact-person__icon-mail\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-mail\"><\/use><\/svg><span>E-Mail<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-small layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text  wp-block-dbec-core-layout-text--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column layout-column--text\">\n<p>If Deutsche Bahn needed a mascot, the sand lizard would be a front runner. The track-loving lizard plays a role in nearly every construction and maintenance project. It is one of the most common protected species that DB mappers look for when surveying areas where construction is planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of DB\u2019s mappers is Lauritz Gronowski. The environmental engineer has been working for DB E&amp;C in the <a href=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/en\/productportfolio\/environmental-and-geoservices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental and Geoservices<\/a> department for three years. Since March 2024, he has been responsible for species conservation at the Leipzig site. A field that is in his blood: \u201cMy father is a national park ranger,\u201d says the Braunschweig native. \u201cThat\u2019s why I have always felt drawn to nature and been interested in plants and animals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gronowski\u2019s specialty is mapping birds. It\u2019s not an easy job. \u201cBirds are mainly mapped by ear,\u201d he explains. \u201cThat means you have to know the melodies and calls. Training actually lasts a lifetime, but I\u2019m well on my way,\u201d says the 34-year-old. He also maps reptiles, amphibians and other species in addition to birds. The fact that he\u2019ll soon have active help from an unexpected source while tracking sand lizards is due to a happy coincidence. And the fact that we at DB E&amp;C like to break new ground.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\">A win-win situation for people, animals and the company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gronowski first heard about using dogs for mapping over a year and a half ago at a professional development course. \u201cI had just gotten a puppy,\u201d Gronowski remembers. That puppy was actually supposed to be trained as a hunting dog. But: \u201cBeing a mapper means you travel a lot. You often spend several days in the field and are always on the lookout for protected animals.\u201d It would be unthinkable to take a hunting dog along. \u201cLearning about conservation dogs opened up my eyes to new possibilities,\u201d says Gronowski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things moved quickly from there. After reading up on the subject, Gronowski proposed the idea of training his dog Oti as a conservation dog. His boss agreed immediately. It\u2019s no wonder, because there are obvious advantages to using conservation dogs during mapping. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely more efficient with a dog than without,\u201d says Gronowski, \u201cand less dependent on the weather.\u201d According to Gronowski, without a dog\u2019s help, it usually takes five to seven passes on different days in ideal weather to map sand lizards. \u201cA dog immediately identifies areas that are worth taking a closer look at,\u201d says Gronowski. \u201cIf the dog doesn\u2019t identify anything at all in a particular survey area, it saves you a lot of time. That means there is most likely nothing to be found there. Well-trained dogs have a much lower error rate than humans.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-scaled.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-520x693.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-1280x1707.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-1920x2560.jpeg 1920w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><script data-name=\"style-options\" type=\"application\/json\">{\"closeButtonColor\":\"red\"}<\/script><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-and-Lauritz-scaled.jpeg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"lightbox-image__caption\"><span>Lauritz Gronowski with his Irish Red and White Setter, Oti<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"<p&gt;DB Engineering &#038; Consulting \/ Lauritz Gronowski<\/p&gt;\n\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">Lauritz Gronowski with his Irish Red and White Setter, Oti<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<p>Once Gronowski and his boss worked out the formalities and found a trainer, Oti began training in November 2022. Gronowski took multiple seminars where he learned the basics and was given the necessary tools, but the actual work has had to be done at home. \u201cThe courses weren\u2019t as important for Oti as they were for me, as the handler. Everyday training is what matters for her.\u201d Fortunately, Oti is naturally well suited for the job. \u201cAs an Irish Red and White Setter, she was bred to work with her nose.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-small layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Oti: conservation dog at work\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><script data-name=\"style-options\" type=\"application\/json\">{\"closeButtonColor\":\"red\"}<\/script><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog1-scaled.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"lightbox-image__caption\"><span>Working in the great outdoors is just plain fun for a hunting dog like Oti <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"<p&gt;DB Engineering &#038; Consulting \/ Lauritz Gronowski <\/p&gt;\n\"><\/div><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">Working in the great outdoors is just plain fun for a hunting dog like Oti <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-figure\"><figure class=\"figure\"><div class=\"figure__inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-1536x1170.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-2048x1560.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-520x396.jpg 520w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-1280x975.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-1920x1463.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Oti: conservation dog at work\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1950\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1330px) calc(((1200px - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), (min-width: 768px) calc((((100vw - 130px) - 35px * 5) * (3 \/ 6)) + (35px * (3 - 1))), calc(100vw - 60px)\"\/><div class=\"enlarge-image\"><script data-name=\"style-options\" type=\"application\/json\">{\"closeButtonColor\":\"red\"}<\/script><template data-name=\"lightbox-content\"><div class=\"lightbox-image\"><div class=\"lightbox-image__image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/db-engineering-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Oti-conservation-dog-2-scaled.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><\/div><\/template><\/div><div class=\"label-reference\" data-image-reference=\"<p&gt;DB Engineering &#038; Consulting \/ Lauritz Gronowski <\/p&gt;\n\"><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-3-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\">Putting Oti\u2019s nose to the test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before sniffing out a \u201creal\u201d target scent, however, Oti\u2019s daily training schedule included practicing with a training scent. Specifically a toy with a strong plastic smell. \u201cShe loves it. She\u2019s totally focused on it,\u201d says Gronowski. \u201cI used this focus to train Oti\u2019s pointing behavior.\u201d Once Oti had internalized the scent, it was time to take the search outdoors. Gronowski hid the toy. Oti then had to find it, sit in front of it and stare at it. Because, according to Gronowski, \u201cThe hardest part isn\u2019t teaching the dog to find a scent; it\u2019s teaching them to point at the location of the scent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pointing by sitting still and staring at the source sounds easier than it is. Dogs have to resist the strong urge to allow other smells or noises to break their concentration. It\u2019s hard, especially for a young dog like Oti. What\u2019s more, inexperienced dogs start to lose focus after just a few minutes of tracking. \u201cEven a trained dog can only concentrate on the work for a maximum of ten, maybe 15 minutes. Any longer, and it gets worn out,\u201d says Gronowski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as Oti had learned basic pointing behavior, Gronowski gradually reduced the strength of the scent. Gronowski cut the toy, which was initially the size of a fist, into smaller and smaller pieces, week after week, until only pinhead-sized toy remnants remained. \u201cThat\u2019s how you train a dog\u2019s sensitivity and search behavior so that it really searches very precisely without stopping,\u201d says Gronowski. \u201cThat\u2019s the stage we are in right now. Oti has mastered pointing behavior and can find the pinhead-sized training scents.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-grid  layout-grid layout-grid--outer-margin-small layout-grid--expanded\"><div class=\"grid grid--child-margin-small\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dbec-core-layout-column  column is-6-small is-6-medium column--expanded\"><div class=\"layout-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading headline-h3\">Next stop: sand lizard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step was to train Oti to smell the actual target scent: the scent of the sand lizard. But before that, Gronowski had to obtain suitable scent samples, which proved a challenge. \u201cSand lizards regularly shed their skin. We had to find pieces of shed skin, which is very difficult out in the wild,\u201d Gronowski says. Samples of target scents are in high demand in the conservation dog business. Gronowski\u2019s team fortunately found a piece of skin and even a tail that had been shed. \u201cWe\u2019re starting to train with these samples now. You do that by mixing the target scent with the training scent, and then you gradually remove the training scent over time.\u201d It takes two weeks to three months to train for a new target scent depending on the scent and training intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oti and her owner are now in the home stretch. As soon as Oti\u2019s nose has internalized its first target scent, the mapping work will begin. 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