{"id":3111,"date":"2022-03-27T22:54:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T05:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hotchin.net\/WordPress\/?page_id=3111"},"modified":"2022-03-28T23:54:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T06:54:06","slug":"nose-work-scent-detection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.hotchin.net\/WordPress\/fun\/nose-work-scent-detection\/","title":{"rendered":"Nose Work & Scent Detection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nose Work is the fastest growing dog training activity in the world.<\/h5>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3138″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” luv_animation=”c-animate-fade-in”][vc_column_text]Larisa has been actively participating in structured nose work training since 2018, and successfully titled 2 of her Welsh Terriers in competitions.\u00a0 Both dogs are Grand Champions and Terrier Group 1st winners — so they aren’t just pretty, and enjoyable companions, but they are smart too!\u00a0 A few other Darwyn Welsh Terrier Owners have also successfully titled their Welsh Terriers in Nose Work \/ Scent Detection events.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Larisa has worked with quite a few Welsh Terriers, and watched many dogs of all types of breeds, train in Nose Work.\u00a0 Every one has enjoyed it!\u00a0 The dogs prove time and again that they love to problem solve with their scenting abilities<\/strong>, especially in this structured approach.\u00a0 The owners find it fun and easy to do<\/strong>.\u00a0 They enjoy seeing how much fun the dogs are having, and experience how easy it is to practice.<\/p>\n

From my trainers website<\/a> which summarizes this so nicely:<\/p>\n

“Dogs naturally use their noses to scan their environment and understand it but they rarely get to use their nose the way they want to in their daily life with people. Imagine how they feel when they realize that, with nose work, they get \u2018paid\u2019 to search and they get to \u2018lead the dance!\u2019 This sport uses that hunting behaviour and mimics professional scent detection work.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

From exuberant puppies to creaky elders, it\u2019s truly an all-encompassing dog sport. It teaches focus in youngsters, burns mental and physical energy and improves the lives of dogs with cognitive age issues.<\/em><\/p>\n

It is also suitable for fearful or \u2018dog reactive\u2019 dogs because searches are done in a controlled environment with only one dog working at a time. “<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From the AKC about Scent Work<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Fascinating fact: Dogs have a sense of smell that\u2019s between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours! The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, and asks a dog to sniff to their heart\u2019s content; turning your dog\u2019s favorite activity into a rewarding game. It is a terrific sport for all kinds of dogs, and is a wonderful way to build confidence in a shy dog.<\/em><\/p>\n

In so many dog sports the handler is in control but this isn\u2019t true in Scent Work. Neither the dog nor handler knows where the target odor is hidden. The handler has to rely on the dog, and follow the dog\u2019s nose to success. In Scent Work, it is the canine who is the star of the show.”<\/em><\/p>\n

With a structured training approach, the more you train, the more you realize there is more to learn.\u00a0 The dogs develop problem solving skills, as well as learn how to handle different stresses.\u00a0 We also develop skills — we learn to better read our dogs, develop some problem solving, learn about our own levels of stresses, and improve handling techniques.<\/p>\n

Playing Nose Work games can be as simple as hiding cookies in couch cushions.\u00a0 But, with a structured training approach, it is so much more interesting, to both the owner and the dog.<\/p>\n

This helps to have engaging fun with our dogs, in a relatively easy way, that the dogs truly love doing.\u00a0 I know this for a fact.\u00a0 The only time my dogs wear a harness is when I play Nose Work games … and when that harness comes out, the dogs put on a big smile and get very excited.\u00a0 Very clear indications of how much their enjoy this activity.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3135″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” luv_animation=”c-animate-fade-in” title=”Peggy McCallum’s boy Rowan finding an ‘Exterior Search'”][vc_column_text]Rowan’s titles defined:<\/em><\/p>\n
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UTD: Urban Tracking Dog; CRAMCL: Canadian Rally Advanced MCL (Magna Cum Laude: average scores over 190\/200); RE(AKC): Rally Excellent;\u00a0 SE: Senior Earthdog; SD-A: Advanced Scent Detection SDDA; ETD: Expert Trick Dog; TEAM1: Level One foundation behaviours, Fenzi Academy<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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