Nose work Seminar

The seminar was great. The woman giving it had a whole bunch of boxes out in the middle of the ring and we took turns going out to find the treat. It's great for the dogs because it's a no obedience zone. meaning no corrections, no commands, just let them use their snozz.

The first time out I made the mistake of putting treats in my pocket. I eventually had to leave the ring, put the treats down on a table and go back in to get him to go looking. After that he started to get the idea quickly. Apparently my dog is an air tracker cause he sniffs the air to look for what he's looking for.

For our last set of run throughs we were shown how to up the ante, like hiding the treat in a box in a box, and then in a cone, and then on top of something. All kinds of fun stuff. We were told to practice for a good 8 weeks before moving on to that level though. Eventually we get to work with essential oils to find those instead of the treats.

The resources web site addresses she gave us are
http://www.funnosework.com/ and http://www.nacsw.net/

I definitely recommend that if one comes to your area you guys go.
We are gonna set up a practice group here so when a trial comes to the region we'll be able to title the dogs.
 
it is amazing how obedience trains out basic doggie skills isn't it? But once they figure out their sniffer is still good for something it is great to see results.
Our facility has been offering classes for while and first trial is coming in April.
Che being counter surfer extraordinaire never misses good find in the house:yes:
it is also good indoor game to have on those days when weather is lousy. Classes fit for reactive dogs too as most work done by single dog searches.
 
Crouton loved this class soooo much (we play this game at home with her kong) but the trouble was that I had a hard time getting her to leave the ring for the next dog's turn and then she's a verrrrrrry impatient dog who loves to show off so she would whine and bark until it's her turn again. It was quite embarassing. The same goes for agility class too. I can't get her to shut up until it's her turn. :lol:

But interestingly I learned was that scent will travel strongly along a wall so they will follow walls to track scents
 
Crouton said:
Crouton loved this class soooo much (we play this game at home with her kong) but the trouble was that I had a hard time getting her to leave the ring for the next dog's turn and then she's a verrrrrrry impatient dog who loves to show off so she would whine and bark until it's her turn again. It was quite embarassing. The same goes for agility class too. I can't get her to shut up until it's her turn. :lol:

But interestingly I learned was that scent will travel strongly along a wall so they will follow walls to track scents
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That might just be your puppy, Nickle air scents, sticks his nose in the air and you can see him inhaling till he finds where he wants to go. Sometimes I wonder how his lungs can fit that much air in them and that he doesn't just float away
 
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