In September we had the opportunity to participate in the first American Kennel Club (AKC) Scent Work trials. One of the parts people were very excited (and nervous!) about were the buried hides. Most of the AKC Scent Work trials are similar to other programs. Most programs have a containers Read more…
Griffin is learning to identify a certain odor. When he finds it, he is supposed to lie down with his nose pointing. In some circumstances he really wants to dig or retrieve. Other than that piece, his indication is getting to be quite strong and fairly reliable. One piece we Read more…
Yesterday at training we had 1-2 false alerts in about 25 repetitions. The one false alert that I remember was very interesting. Griffin returned to where the scent had been on the previous rep, and indicated without actually checking. When I did nothing, he stuck his nose in the block Read more…