Nose Work for the Companion Dog

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Introduction to the Sport of Nose Work for the Companion Dog

During this course you will learn how to get your dog started in the sport of Nose Work/ Scent Work, find out what motivates your dog, and get him or her excited to use their natural hunting instincts to find the hidden odor.

This Sport is great for all kinds of dogs, it builds confidence and trust and will strengthen the bond you have with your dog. 

This course is great for newly adopted dogs and helps them become more confident in new environments, it is also a great course for dogs that need a lot of mental and physical stimulation, but have a hard time in classes with other dogs and it is perfect for dogs retiring from active sports.

The dogs will experience the opportunity to work without the stress of interaction with other dogs, Nose Work brings out and uses your dog's natural hunting instincts.

We start training by getting our dogs excited about hunting for hidden treats or a favorite toy, the dog is immediately rewarded when he/ she finds the treat or toy building even more excitement for the game. As training advanced the searches for the treats/ toys get more difficult and we add more complex problems for them to solve. In higher levels of training we take the searches outside ( Exterior Searches ) while we increase the complexity of searching inside ( Interior Searches).

Continuing and strengthening our Foundation we add Vehicle Searches to our Routine,  the American Kennel Club even has buried Hide Searches. In these advanced searches, we start building endurance as well as discrimination between the odor "source" and other environmental distractions. In such searches, dogs seek specific odors ( National Association of Canine Scent Work uses sweet Birch, Anise, and Clove- the American Kennel Club also has Cypress as one of the Odors). The odors are infused on cotton swabs and hidden inside tins, straws, or other objects. Once the dog has found the object the must signal this to the handler and the handler must be trained to recognize the dogs signal.

With this Introduction to Nose Work course I would like to give you an inside on how to start your dog in this sport.

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