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I am an Certified Nose Work Instructor with National Association of Canine Scentwork ®. K9 Nose Work® is my passion because of the changes I have witnessed with friends and their dogs as well as my own dogs. Just a little bit about my dogs and I. My journey with Lily, my border collie cross, began in 2013. I knew after our first class that she loved it and I would continue to take her. What many people don’t know about her is that I used to micromanage her because she was a leash reactive dog and often rude to people and their dogs. I didn’t take her out much in public because she would often upset someone’s dog. With K9 Nose Work® is her sport. She is so happy scenting that she can now walk nicely on leash and doesn’t even seem to notice types of people that once made her nervous. I laugh when people tell me what a nice, gentle dog I have. She is now. I am so glad that we stumbled across this training at just the right place in her life.
I am going to share something else that makes me laugh. When people tell me that I have an amazing connection with Lily and that they love watching us work hides. When we first started I had to relinquish not only all control to my dog but had no idea what everyone else saw my dog doing in response to odour. It would happen so fast that I didn’t see or hear anything. For those who don’t know Lily, she is a fast moving, slow thinking dog. This usually results in high entertainment moments. It also meant that at the beginning of our nose work journey I was frustrated where she was happy. My only words of advice to people is spend time with your dog. Learn to see, hear and feel them working odour in many types of situations. I know the difference between Lily playing with odour tendrils and her working towards source. I can feel her excitement rise and hear her breathing change as she gets close to source. I do not feel like an amazing partner to my dog. I feel like she has chosen to share this special world with me. That she uses the equivalent of watercolours to tell me what odour is doing in a space.
I do also have Lily’s son and daughter too. Kenna is the polar opposite of her mother. Her scenting is very deliberate and careful. She is so pleased with herself as she freezes at source. I know that she does not like the pressure of trial stress so she and I just play for fun. She can be silly and sit on a hide if she feels I am too slow to catch on. Keary is very serious and thorough. He wants to check the whole environment and make sure he hasn’t missed anything. He is newer in his nose work journey so we haven’t done any competition.
So, why did I take a few minutes and seemingly brag about my dogs? Actually, I didn’t. I told you what my dogs have taught me about themselves, while doing the activity of K9 Nose Work®. It has radically changed my life with my dogs. The best part about teaching is that I get to help your dogs introduce you to their world. Trust me, it is worth getting past everything you think you know about your dogs.
