Hide and go Sniff

05/11/2024

Dennis is 2 today and decided the best way to finish the day was an indication training 121.

🎂 Happy Birthday Dennis and well done on another great session

30/10/2024

Is your dog bored of long, uneventful weekends?

Why not book them a place on one of our Saturday or Sunday scent workshops?

https://bookwhen.com/hideandgosniffevents/e/ev-s0m2-20241116123000

29/10/2024

Back from my Shetland trip and straight back to Dereham Dog Academy for some 121s with Archie and Fudge.

29/10/2024

A couple of spaces remaining on next month's workshops.

As always, any dog, any level, any odour.

www.bookwhen.com/hideandgosniffevents

27/10/2024

Another day of introductions on Shetland today. I've missed a few off the pictures but hopefully Dog Training with Karen will have got them all.

27/10/2024

I think I have now responded to all outstanding emails and messages. If this is not the case, please feel free to give me a nudge.

26/10/2024

Today I have had the privilege to introduce some new teams to scent detection for pet dogs.

We've focused on building motivation to search and choosing the right reward for each dog and begun to teach them about the freeze indication.

22/10/2024

Yesterday was a 121 kinda day, working on systematic searching with some and pushing handlers out of their comfort zones.

19/10/2024

It's been wet and windy, and warm and sunny but the sniffing has been great.

We've spent the day training at a livery yard, working through the various horse, cat, dog and rodent related distractions.

18/10/2024

A range of different breeds working on a range of different skills today.
From aged hides to high hides, smaller odours and even some food searches. Catering to all skill levels.

16/10/2024

I can't believe it's been nearly a year since we started training at Dereham Dog Academy, it's gone by so quickly. To celebrate I'm offering 12% (1% for every month) off 121s when you bulk book 4 or more between now and November 29th.

https://bookwhen.com/hideandgosniff121

Discounted bookings are non-refundable and can NOT be transfered beyond November 29th.

15/10/2024

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How many times a week do I say at least one of these things?

Tips for improving the efficiency of your search.

So much focus for sport detection dog training is placed on 'finding'. From my experience training these teams, it's probably one of the biggest issues I see.

The role of a detection dog isn't solely to detect target odour. There are 2 potentially correct choices. Absence, and presence of target odours. Both should be reinforced in the same way.

Below are some tips to improve your training & performance as a team.

👉 Work blind and do not know how many finds are in a search area from as early as possible. This will push you to work the dog in a way you would when you won't know.

👉 Have a system of search to ensure you can effectively & efficiently cover the search area without missing parts. You should finish and be able to confidently say you've found what's there and you're happy with the rest being clear.

👉 Decide on a search pattern to suit what it is that you're finding. The strength of your target odour should dictate how tightly you search the area.

👉 Do not make search area size a predictor of the number of finds that are in the area. So often I see teams get a 2nd or 3rd find in their area and switch off because they think it's clear.

👉 Do not be permissive of a s**t search. Once you let the dog run along and skip areas you lose the ability to clear areas efficiently. Allow the dog to investigate areas of interest, then it comes back to where it should be searching, overlapping the area it left the pattern. The short term management is calling the dog back to follow the pattern. The long term solution is teaching consistency in search through placement of target odours.

👉 Take as much pleasure in a correct blank area and/or search as you would a find. A large blank area is a long chain of correct decisions by the dog and should be reinforced.

15/10/2024

I now have 2 last minute spots on this Saturdays livery yard searches. One morning (9am) and one afternoon (1pm)

Postcode is IP26 4EN

£30 each

https://bookwhen.com/hideandgosniffevents

15/10/2024

Yesterday we endured the cold and spent the day sniffing around at the Norfolk Showground.
As is often the case with me, there was no specific theme to the day, just an opportunity for the teams to have some fun and (hopefully) get some useful help and tips where they need it.

(Apologies for the dogs I have missed, I'm afraid sometimes I forget I have camera and get lost watching with my actual eyes )

11/10/2024

Workshops for October and November are selling fast, don't miss out.

Dog's of any level and on any odour, including food or toy welcome.

https://bookwhen.com/hideandgosniffevents

08/10/2024

How hard will your dog work to get to their odour?

Orson, Scout and Remus played Needle in Haystack last night. It's a game we borrow from Nosework Games - Competitors, which focuses on the dogs commitment to work to source, requiring them to work around and through lots of items.

01/10/2024

If I wasn't already busy this weekend I'd be there but, I am, so who fancies a last minute trip?

Does anyone fancy coming to Wales to OPEX this weekend to spectate for free?! All you need to do is make sure my instructors are looked after, ie topped up with tea and coffee!

23/09/2024

I told you to save the date, so who's coming to the Norfolk Showground on the 14th October?

It's a venue we've not used before but offers buildings, open space, woodland and vehicles.

https://bookwhen.com/hideandgosniffevents