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Canine Truffle Hunting and Training visit numerous Victorian truffle farms each year. We also provide 3 levels truffle dog training courses.

Offering highly professional team including Kovu and Zara the professional truffle hunting dogs. Kovu has found truffles at multiple young farms who had not been able to find truffles. He works happily even if there is only a few truffle to be found. He is extremely determined to find some, however he wont alert unless he is certain there is a truffle there. He is extremely accurate in his marking

(within 15cm) and thus we go to truffieres who have there own dogs but would like a second opinion and we always find extra truffle. If you have a trufffle farm and wish for a experienced truffle dog to find your truffles or have a second opinion come through your farm, please contact us via email or phone (see the contact us section). I am also available to help you trained your own dog to find truffles. I work along side you in person to show you how I trained Kovu to be determined and accurate in finding truffles. If you would like to see Kovu in action please visit our website:
www.caninetruffleht.com.au and visit the 'Recent Hunts and Videos' section.

15/07/2025

Tips from Canine Truffle Hunting for doggy/human socializing:

To get my dogs comfortable with people from all walks of life, when my dogs were puppies we sat outside shopping centres with a cardboard sign saying “Hi, I am Kovu and I am learning to meet new people. Come and say hi”. We did the same thing outside schools at the 3pm pick up.

My dogs love to do truffle hunts with members of the public even with kids following along all due to these kinds of positive encounters which made them comfortable with lots of different people.

13/07/2025

Lovely day hunting at two farms. Grading truffles, finding a tiny truffle less than 1g (dogs are amazing) and a lovely haul with two groups of 21 people all getting a turn to dig up the truffles then enjoying shaving their truffles on their pizza! If you want to jump in to enjoy the thrill of truffle harvesting with professional truffle dogs make sure to book online at https://redhilltruffles.com/hunts

12/07/2025

Truffle hunting at two farms in Redhill today. Collectively about 7kg. Which tree has less truffle fungus? The lack of brulee is quite obvious on some trees.

08/07/2025

Where did we go today and what tips shall I share?
Today around Tolmie area we found a record harvest for this farm and placed down 38 markers of visualized semi ripe and unripe truffles for the owner to recheck in 1-2 weeks time. Tips on how to get your truffle dog to find deep truffles or semi ripe truffles or unripe truffles. Watch this video! :)

05/07/2025

Here is a 1 min snippet of todays truffle hunt at Mornington Peninsula with Zara the truffle hunter. The videos are on one truffle and the pictures of another then last pictures of the 4 kg of truffles for this hunt.

28/06/2025

Why I am adding a spray bottle to my equipment when wanting to check the peridium colour of truffles when grading in the ground.

28/06/2025

Mornington Peninsula hunts:

First Hunt: Full truffiere search bring out 4.2kg of beautiful truffles
Second Hunt: Truffle Hunt and Pizza Red Hill Truffles with a lovely group who were so excitted to find big truffles on two rows.
Kovu enjoying a mid hunt lay down and pat. He doesnt roll onto his back for a tummy rub for many people so that suprised me. He was obviously super comfortable with her.

27/06/2025

Perfect day truffle hunting in Daylesford Truffle Treasures, Spargo Creek, Victoria in the morning putting the harvesters hard to work then afternoon Double Oaks Estate. First 2025 hunt 1kg, second 1.6kg, third 1.7kg and today 4.4kg. I think their season is really starting to kick off. Double oaks has gone from 1.7kg in their first season last year, to 9.3kg so far this season. Safe to say they have gone from a hobby harvest to commercial harvest in their second year of harvesting. They are at Lancefield & District Farmers' Market tomorrow!!

26/06/2025

Calling all harvesters: Who wants to test their knowledge?

Based on these images which truffles would you harvest and which would you mark and leave?

Yes you are handicapped as you cant smell the aroma like I could but what if you have a cold, the ripe truffles wont wait a week or so for you to get your congestion under control. Luckily I haven’t had any colds/congestion during the season.
So test yourself and write your answer in the comments or simply have a think and decide for yourself.

I will post which ones I harvested and their cleaned pictures in a few days.

Share to anyone who is new to truffles, has a young farm or is still learning about the ripeness of truffles. As a industry the better we are all at understanding ripeness of truffles the better quality of truffles in the market and thus better experiences for customers leading to more customers.

24/06/2025

Windy and wet but successful truffle hunts yesterday near Bright and this morning near Myrtleford.

21/06/2025

The importance of rewarding at source teaches the truffle dog to stay at the source. Today I had Zara off lead for part of the hunt, watch how even though I am far away to start with she stays at source.

21/06/2025

What a perfect day for hunting at Mornington Peninsula. First hunt full truffiere search with Kovu and Zara finding 3.2kg of perfect truffles. Then off to Red Hill Truffles for the 11am Fenton Hall fundraiser with Canine Truffle Hunting donating a free hunt for the cause. Finding a lovely 578g on 2 rows with the 20+ clients who then enjoyed a yummy truffle pizza lunch. Be sure to book your truffle hunt and pizza via RedHills website:
http://redhilltruffles.com/hunts

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Kovu is a certified therapy dog who is sponsored by Imaging Associates; a medical imaging company who have practices in Mitcham Private Hospital and Box Hill. They have kindly sponsored Kovu beginning 2018 to help him visit the elderly, sick, people going through rehab and even students during stressful exam time. Imaging associates values the happiness, smiles and laughter Kovu provides where ever he goes and understand the importance of helping people de-stress, reduce anxiety and integrate people back into society.

This page allows people who have had visits from Kovu to see his newest adventures or people who would like to have visits from Kovu to get to know him a little and see what training and life experiences he has had in recent times and in the past.