Sniffy Business

07/11/2024

Details of Carole’s service

Shared from VIC scent for those that knew Carole

Tuesday 26th November at 2pm

White Lady Funerals
951-953 Nepean Hwy,
Mornington

A service will be followed by refreshments.

If anyone has any photos, stories, favourite sayings of Caroles or shared a favourite song with her that you would like included in the service, please send to
Meg Ryan
[email protected]
with Carole Denehey as the subject

07/11/2024

Good luck and happy sniffing this weekend for those going to Warnambool.

29/10/2024

Introduction to odour✔️
All 4 elements successfully complete.
Congratulations to you all.

28/10/2024

We have openings on both Wednesday and Thursday this week as we get ready for some spook-tacular sniffing shenanigans.

Would love you to come join us.

17/10/2024

Want to join us?

ASAR-K9 is now inviting applications for volunteer canine handlers to join our amazing search and rescue dog team! We have 3 trainee positions available for suitable applicants.

Are you:
- keen and available to contribute to your community to assist emergency services in looking for missing persons on request?
- team orientated and willing to apply your dog training knowledge to learn new skills within a supportive environment?
- strongly committed to daily training with your dog and free to attend group training in Melbourne and regional Victoria on Saturdays?
- physically fit and capable of attending deployments in remote areas over potentially multiple days?

and do you have a dog that is:

- between 6 months and 3 years old?
- demonstrating very high prey and hunt drives (willing to consistently chase and look for a toy)?
- non aggressive towards people and other dogs/animals?
- stable in new environments?

If so we would love to hear from you!

We will be running an online information session in the next month, send us an email at [email protected] and we will provide you with more information!

14/10/2024

Just a reminder there will be no classes held 6th and 7th November 2024

14/10/2024

Thinking Tuesday!

Are there cracks in your training? No I'm not here, at least now, to discuss "Cracks in your training programs" I'm here discuss wall or ground cracks. The essential part of scent detection is as Cameron Ford K9 says, "Odor Pays." If that's true we need to expose dogs to the concept that odor, and in particular it's source, can come from anywhere in a search area.

Dogs are typically item oriented. This means when we're searching an area they typically will gravitate to "things" in search areas to sniff. Think about when you go for a walk with your dog. When you're walking around your neighborhood or local park your dog moves from bush to bush, sign to sign, and other items and things along your route. Trainers also get into the habit of placing an emplacing target items in search areas. Heck as a CNWI we're encouraged and it makes good logical sense, to bring target odor boxes outside to bring contextual target items outside to encourage dogs to target them. So then it may be hard for dogs to understand that odor can come from things like cracks on a wall or cracks on pavement or concrete.

We need to Deliberately Train for dogs to understand that odor can come from cracks. Having a reinforcement history associated with finding hides in cracks ensures that during trials dogs and handlers understand and appreciate that they are productive search areas. Especially obvious cracks.

Odor will effuse from the vessel, and flow from it, down the seem of the crack and billow up from it as well. That means that the odor is susceptible to airflow/wind and movement in the area. Some times dogs will blow past the hide, or walk over it, and disturb the airflow around them. This means you may see a dog whip around and come back to the hide.

The BEST way to have handlers and dogs, be open to observing and perceiving cracks as the target location of a hide is to have a training reinforcement history associated with them. Remember every reinforcement event reinforces BOTH ends of the leash.

This a "A" way to train for them. When training ANY new task, make the initial context easy. The criteria can start with a hide placed at or near the start line. Try to ensure the hide is upwind from the start so odor is blowing towards the team. Then as the team begins their behavior chain, they start the search moving towards the hide. Give the dog the time to process the odor and when the dog arrives at the target hide location, pay on sniff. Then restart the search and let the dog get two more opportunities at that location. If need be continue to pay on sniff. Hopefully the dog begins to understand what it's perceiving.

Again, take nothing for granted. If there's no reinforcement history associated with sniffing something, there's a chance a dog and handler won't perceive the value in searching it.

Fill this crack in your scent detection training.

11/10/2024

Happy Sniffing this weekend
Enjoy and mostly have fun!

24/09/2024

Penny's passion for the game shines brightly, her drive compensating for any patience.
She radiates confidence and resolve.
Monika and Penny, well done on mastering the fundamentals of K9 Nose Works!

24/09/2024

Dynamic Roxy shone brightly as she tackled every intro challenge.

Congratulations Diane and Roxy on achieving introduction to K9 Nose Works graduation.

23/09/2024

Paul captivated us with his infectious enthusiasm and lively antics.

Libby and Paul have successfully completed the Introduction to K9 Noseworks program.

23/09/2024

Woohoo, sniffing superstars in the making!

Josie and Millar graduated from Introduction to K9 Noseworks.

Oh the Joy!

22/09/2024

A nice reminder to allow their dogs to use their noses and the benefits.

Ed Yong explores the hidden features that make dog noses so incredible.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCo...

22/09/2024

Have had some spots pop up Thursday.
Would love you to come and join in some fun.
9:00am (Novice to Advanced),
10:30am (Advanced to Excellent), and 5:30pm (All levels).

22/09/2024

Have added classes up until December.

Watch this space for an additional day and some specific skills sessions.

https://sniffybusiness.as.me/schedule/ca53bb8f?

Schedule your appointment online Sniffy Business

17/09/2024

This game of K9 nose work is a total blast.

Three weeks in and this crew is absolutely blitzing it.

11/07/2023

Fun searching various venues!

11/07/2023

Lorenzo working to source!