Nosework Dogs

03/07/2025

Dogs, they have the run of the whole of the back of the van but instead get under a bench and pretend they are shut in there!

25/06/2025

Another medal for Delilah in excellent, well done and of course Bev still drove!

14/06/2025

NNA entry vehicle focus trial at the container yars SN15 4HW. Afternoon of Friday 27th June. Happy to take NFC.

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12/06/2025

Took this little man 1 minute 30 seconds to solve a hide my bigger dog would have walked straight into. What a cracking boy!

04/06/2025

Well yesterday was one of those days when you are reminded that learning can be fluid and the absolute certainty with behaviour is that it changes! Jerry has a pretty fixed indication, he is quite intense with it, as he is with most things. At a trial yesterday his 1st search was off lead and his indications were good. The second search which was on lead, they started to fall apart, I had to reset him and ask for the proper indication before I marked him. The 3rd search i decided to use a Keep going signal or bridge which he knows to get better quality. This worked to some extent but on one find he decided shouting at the hide may be a better idea. Onto selection boxes and the 1st indication was brief, in comparison to his usual behaviour. Second find he did a good nose bop and then ran on.
Its times like this during a trial that you have to make good decisions. I definitely wasnt going to mark a poor behaviour and was happy to run out of time if it meant getting it right. I also stayed very neutral, he knows the indication but was unable to offer it to his usual high standard. This is a training need, it is something I need to explain better to him, I need to puzzle that out, not put pressure on him in that moment. It is really important in a trial situation to not change what you mark. I shall now spend some time revisiting the indication. Yesterday may have just been a fluke, just a little slippage in his behaviour that isnt a long term problem. If I look back over the last month had I missed that we were losing the quality slightly? I suspect I havent done enough on line with him. Even if I never know what happened going back to the foundations on his indication will only serve to strengthen his understanding and all those reinforcements will make him want to offer the behaviour more. He is a young dog still and at 12 months there are lots of things going on in his body and brain.

28/05/2025

And not to be left out Sara Hutchings and Meg qualifying in SWUK Level 10. I think rhat is pretty awesome!

28/05/2025

A very enjoyable day out for Nosework dogs at an NNA entry trial. Virginia and Jasmine beat me and Jerry by 1/2 point but both dogs achieved clean sweeps and had great fun doing it.

25/05/2025

Kipper has been working high hides for a while now. Its important that the handler now only marks on indications not on exploratory bob ups. We dont decide where but we can decide if the dog has really told us. There have been lots of steps to get here! PS I know I stopped talking it wasnt because the dog was on odour, its because I got distracted. Always good to video as it might be becoming a habit for me!