Woof Pack New Forest Training

22/01/2025

Fantastic work by these two and their handlers! Mike learnt a new way of handling and positive reinforcement! Venus learnt that she loves Scent Detection more than food!! 🤣 Ivy learnt she's good at Scent Detection and has an amazing memory!! Kim learnt to let Ivy problem solve as it gives her confidence 🩵 well done to both! 🩵 🩵

22/01/2025

Margaret & Magic completed their surface transition achievement. Again, a fab trail with lots of distractions! Well done 👏 ✔️ 🩵 💙💛 💙

21/01/2025

More indication work....putting the indication into a line up, raising and lowering criteria to the dogs experience 🩵

18/01/2025

I am really looking forward to this 🐾🐾

There are still a few spectator places left for the fabulous Toni Shelbourne day, just £30 including refreshments and lunch. Please email [email protected] to book (closing date for bookings is 31st January)🐾

16/01/2025

Kissing collies! Well done, Misty & Jack, on completing your Trail Hunt International foundations course 👏 these two collies did amazingly, and their support team have worked so hard in between classes 💛💛 💙

14/01/2025

Sundays Trail Hunt International foundations class. Four very different dogs who all did so well 💛 it was exciting to watch them all enjoy themselves! Owners too! If you want to know more about Trail Hunt and the fast growing community just give me a shout! 💛 well done all 💛

13/01/2025

12/01/2025

11/01/2025

Ready for Trail Hunt International foundations tomorrow 💛

11/01/2025

All ready for tomorrow's foundation course 💛

10/01/2025

👀👀👀New Course Starting in March!! Watch this space for details! 👀👀👀

09/01/2025

A couple of days ago we took 3 teams to do a multi surface achievement session. All the teams who too part were capable of this achievement.
The dogs didn't work the trail as expected. There were a lot of things going on in the environment but one of the things was the temperature! It was cold 🥶

This explanation of what happens to odour and the dogs is courtesy of Alexandra Butler
All my Scent clients...please read! 💛

So what happens in these conditions that we need to be aware of for our dogs.

Freezing conditions have effects on both the odour particles and the dogs olfactory system making it harder for them to trail in such conditions.

These are, what I feel, the most important considerations:

• In freezing conditions, odour molecules move slower due to the low temperature. This can cause the odour to remain more concentrated in areas making it harder to follow the trail as it spreads less effectively.

• Odour binds differently to frozen surfaces like ice compared to soil or grass. Ice can reflect odour, causing it to disperse unpredictably.

• Cold air holds less moisture, potentially drying out the trail and reducing the intensity of the odour.

• Cold air can constrict the blood vessels in the dog’s nose, slightly reducing scent detection sensitivity

• The cold can increase the dog’s energy expenditure to stay warm, potentially affecting focus and stamina

• In extremely cold temperatures, the odour molecules can freeze. This reduces the availability of molecules for the dog to detect.

• Small temperature variations can occur. These “microclimates” may trap odour or keep it more stable, while exposed areas might have less detectable scent due to wind or freezing conditions.

08/01/2025

These two dogs were amazing today! 2nd session of with a very large gap between sessions. Both teams have obviously done their homework 🥰 we worked a lot on short trails and looking at body language! I can't wait to see them continue their Trail Hunt Journey well done Jane & Misty, Pauline & Jack💛 💛💛

08/01/2025

Scent club Bashley!!
The road is closed by Rising Sun,approach from Bashley crossroads

07/01/2025

Gorgeous day for my ladies later! Wrap up warm 🥶

06/01/2025

If you would like details of any of my courses or workshops please contact me!

05/01/2025

As its such a miserable day I thought I'd post some pics of my 3 enjoying a sunny frosty day 🥰 my advice today.....stay in and do some sniffing!!