Noses In Motion

21/12/2024

🎄 Noses In Motion Wishes You a Merry Christmas! 🎄

To all our past and present Nosework teams, we extend our warmest wishes for a very Merry Christmas! 🌟

2024 has been a remarkable year filled with incredible trial successes and personal achievements. Each team’s hard work and dedication have been truly inspiring, and we couldn’t be prouder of your accomplishments. 🎉

This year, it has been a joy to watch our amazing dogs grow in confidence, focus, and enthusiasm for Nosework. Their happiness and drive to solve each search challenge are a testament to their incredible instincts and love for the game. Equally rewarding has been seeing handlers develop a deeper understanding of their dogs, strengthening their bonds and building a partnership grounded in trust and teamwork. These moments remind us why Nosework is such a special journey. 🐾

Here’s to even more sniffing success in the year ahead! 🐕✨

Warm wishes,
Amanda & The Noses In Motion Team 🎅🐾

20/10/2024

A big Thankyou to the Noarlunga City Obedience Dog Club who hosted a Scentwork Trial yesterday.
The Noses In Motion Teams had an exceptional day with passes in Novice, Advanced and Excellent as well as 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings with very fast times.
Well done teams, very proud of you all.

13/10/2024

There are a few spaces available for Introduction to Nosework course starting Thursday 17th October, 6.30pm.

24/09/2024

My Winston is now part of the study.

We are recruiting for our next study! If you have an older dog please consider completing this survey. If not, please share to someone who does! https://redcap.link/anticipatorygriefandseniordogs

22/09/2024

10/09/2024

😲😲

11/08/2024

Dog owners from around the country have caught wind of a new sport harnessing the power of our pups'

28/07/2024

It's time to reshare this. This is the magic of Nose Work ♥

26/07/2024

Stupid people!

23/07/2024

I NEED TO FEEL SAFE!

Like all living creatures, including us, dogs just want to feel safe – it’s a basic survival need.

When we think about feeling safe it’s natural to just think about not being harmed or being in danger, but it’s not just about physical safety - feeling emotionally or psychologically safe is just as important.

While physical safety may be obvious and simpler to address, emotional safety is far more complex and not always easy to recognise or identify.

The same applies to our dogs – they are sentient beings whose behaviour is triggered and driven by emotions.

So many behaviour problems that we see in dogs stem from the brain saying– “this is not safe!”

A dog that lunges and barks or behaves aggressively with another dog or person is probably doing so because they feel unsafe. They are trying to make the scary thing go away.

A dog that is guarding resources is doing so because they are afraid that the resource will be taken away – they don’t feel safe when another animal or person approaches that resource.

A dog that is reacting to fireworks or thunderstorms or other noises is doing so because they don’t feel safe. The same can be said for separation distress – the feelings of panic when left alone – “I am not safe!”.

Some dogs may never get over a specific fear, but doing all we can to help dogs feel safe in our world is one of the most important gifts we can give them.

Our first responsibility should not be about training, obedience or trying to change behaviour, but to focus first and foremost on building trust, self-confidence, resilience, creating a safe and secure base and being the person that our dogs can rely on and trust.

In the words of Dr. Gabor Maté - "Feeling safe is the treatment and creating safety is the work".

In my words (as it pertains to dogs) – It is our responsibility to put in the work to enable our dogs to feel safe and when they feel safe, this will be part of the treatment or the solution to the problem.

24/06/2024

A big weekend of sniffing at the SA Scentwork Advisory Committee Scentwork Trial. I am very, very proud of the Noses In Motion teams who participated. There were passes, ribbons and places, but the best of all were the personal goals that were achieved. Well done team.

12/06/2024

I would like you to meet Storm an upcoming Nosework dog. She is so cute.

10/06/2024

06/06/2024

06/06/2024

June 7 is National Military Working Dog Day, and today we honour our canine soldiers and their ADF comrades for the amazing work they do in serving our country.
Over the years, dogs have played many roles in Defence including:
✉️ carrying messages
💣 detecting explosives
🔎 searching and tracking
🛡️ asset and personal protection
Their sense of smell and hearing are 100,000 times more sensitive than a human, which enables them to do some incredible work assisting ADF members in war and peace-keeping operations.
Thank you to our canine heroes. 🐾 💜

Defence Community Dogs are highly trained Assistance Dogs provided at no cost to Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who need physical and emotional support for mood, depressive and anxiety disorders, including PTSD.

If you, or someone you know could benefit from a DCD Assistance Dog, please visit www.dcdogs.com.au/apply

Improving the lives of Veterans. One paw at time. 🐾
www.dcdogs.com.au

01/05/2024

UPCOMING NOSEWORK COURSES

Needing more information email, [email protected]

16/04/2024

I believe this!! I bet you do, too 🤣

14/04/2024

A very successful day for the six Noses In Motion teams who trialled at the ANKC Novice Vehicle And Exterior, Advanced Vehicle. Passes all round. Very proud, well done.