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NW1 - 2025-03-03

Let's Go SNIFFIN! Nosework 1: Inro to Odor! is a 7-week virtual class is designed to get you started on the right paw with the fun sport of nosework. STARTS: March 3, 2025 LENGTH: 7-weeks MEETS: Wed's @ 6:00-7:00 PM EST (1st class 1.5 hrs) WHERE: Zoom & Google Classroom CLASS SIZE: Limited to 5 Students COST: 160$ - includes free NW1 kit! **Contact us to Register: ** email: [email protected] - OR - phone: 267-261-6504 * * * * * * * ABOUT THIS CLASS: * * * * * * * Nosework is one of the fastest-growing dog sports in the US! It's a fun activity that almost any dog can do, regardless of age, sex, breed, or past training. Our program is focused on giving you and your dog the foundations you need to reach even the highest levels of trialing. Nosework is also a great way to exercise your dog’s mind and body, build confidence in 'scaredy' dogs, and provide a healthier outlet for reactivity. Through various fun games, we start with odor on DAY 1. No wasting weeks or months hunting food. We emphasize obedience to odor so you never miss another alert. Once the dog finds the hide, he stays until released. The games we use help the dog develop a trained alert organically with little effort, but we can also help students get a more specific indication. We start distractions early, including toys and food. Classes meet for one hour each week on Zoom. The schedule includes demonstration and lecture, with time for students to try out the games themselves for immediate live feedback. Homework is assigned during the week, with handouts and support materials available via Google Classroom. If students need help between classes, they may upload up to 10 minutes of video for additional coaching. We want you to succeed and not get stuck during the week. By the end of Nosework 1, most dogs are: * On all 4-6 odors without pairing food. * Alerting at odor and staying there until released. * Started ignoring food and toy distractions. Class is 160$ an

Belated Happy Howl-a-days to all of our students - past, present and future! Better late than never. Was not feeling well yesterday.

Nosework Student Molly understood the assignment! I love Halloween because it's a great opportunity to not only buy Truck or Treat pails for containers searches (I have over 50 of them). But it's also the best time to find interesting distractions with lights and sound for searches. This one even has movement! Ive used all sorts of children toys that make noise or light up. But holiday decor is my favorite. I've got some monster eyes that blink, a witch that flies and a ghost that wiggle if they sense movement. I have a battery operated Santa Clause from the 80s that plays Christmas music while it shuffles about, stopping to ring a bell. I use to have a pressure mat made to slip under a rug and play spooky noises when you step on it. Last weekend, I saw these light up spooky flashlights that okay noise. I'll post a video of those in the comments. Get created with your search distraction! Also this sort of stuff is great for puppy exposure and service dog acclimation training!

If you reside in or visit aged municipalities, here is a persuasive argument for having your Service Dog or pet wear shoes.

My Nosework student, Molly, just sent me this video. She's literally thinking "outside of the box" to come up with some scent based fun that doesn't require a lot of moving around in this heat (she's in New England where they're not use to it). Cheap and easy to do. She used an old cold Container box with the lid cut off, and a buch of toilet paper rolls. One is hot and shuffles them around. Great for the dog on crate rest. But it's also great for teaching your dog to really lock in and be specific with their alert. She said the first few times, her younger dog, Aspen, mashed through them a few times. But with repetition, she got better. And they're cheap to replace if they get bent or too wet. I've done something similar before with a lazy susan and brand new, never used pill bottles. I've also just thrown a bunch of toilet paper tubes loose into a bigger box, letting them snoot through to find the hot one. Great job, Molly & Aspen!

Positional's frame work. Needed to build a frame to tighten some things up. In just 2 sessions, it's all looking a lot better. He's always cocked his right rear leg out a little on the tuck sit. So I did a ton of pedestal work. He was getting to the point he was only cocking out once in 4 sits without the pedestal. But he was starting to outgrow the tub. And then he injured himself during a feildtrip, getting a bad cramp and straining that thigh. I worried maybe the tub work had caused it; that it was causing him to sit so tight, that it was straining his muscles. And I'd thrown away my old foam platforms. So earlier this month, I hit Lowe's and spent 2 nights on the floor making some new foam platforms and a new frame set up with 1/2" pvc pipe. Between the platform and the frame, it's looking a lot better just in 2 sessions. In addition to cocking that leg out in the sit, he's always crabbed his back feet a bit while in drop position. With the frame, he's tucking them up under himself so much better - which also improves the drop-to-stand transition because now his feet are under him when he stands, requiring less adjustment of the front feet, encouraging that fold-up rise. The frame is also making him kick back a little better on the stand as well. He already kicked back, but now he's stretching back more. I made this frame set so that I can rig into all sorts of different setups. It can make a plain sit rig, a drop rig. This new configuration I'm trying in the video does it all with one frame - sit, stand, drop, sit-up. I have a variety of lengths, so I can customize it to any dog's size or need. All nicely labeled. My plan is to get a few more 1/2" pvc pipes and different fittings to make it even more adaptable and improve it a bit. I need some 3 way elbows, for example. And I'd like to make a few more of the sizes I have - and add 16", 18", 19", 20", and 6", 8," and 10" 's.

I'll be live off and on with Griffin at Home Goods. Come on over and see how I acclimate and start Service Dog pups to public access work.

I'll be live off and on with Griffin at Home Goods. Come on over and see how I acclimate and start Service Dog pups to public access work.

I'd like to belatedly introduce Griffin! He is a 5-month old yellow Labrador Retriever and is a service dog in training (most likely mobility) that I am fostering for Jennifer Prentiss. He's been here 42 days. I had planned to post weekly to give detailed updates on how I start fosters like this, especially for my TTEAM owner-trainer service dog students. I have posted about him some on my personal page, but kept putting off posting here thinking I'd like to edit the videos and add commentary. I have video of most of my training sessions. But right before he came, I had a roommate break her hip. So that took a lot of my attention at first. Then we had some gastric issues the first 3-4 week from sour stomach (acid reflux and soft stool) from some very stubborn hook worms that took 3 rounds of treatment to knock out. So things were a little delayed and different than normal. Though looking back, what foster is perfectly normal or predictable? Showing how I handled it might have been helpful too (I don't know). But I'm going to try to start posting a few times a week. And if I get some time, will try to edit my past videos to give a better idea of process and how we got here. My next post will be a detailed post on his first real feild trip that we did last night.

Better to have em and not need em....

Hey! Wanna go sniffin'? We've got two - possibly three virtual Nosework 1: Intro to Odor! classes starting in a week or so - and we'd love to have you join us! Class meets live for one-hour each week for 7-weeks on Zoom. But act fast! Spots are limited and classes are almost full! Class is just 160$ and students also receive a FREE starter kit of odor - with Birch, Anise, Clove and Cypress* (can be exchanged for UKC scents). Or we can help you source a more useful odor. If you're interested in scent work for service dogs, we can do that too. Odor is odor! How are we different? Unlike a lot of other programs, we start with odor on day 1. No months wasted hunting food or pairing only. Through a series of games, dog's quickly learn to: - find odor at it's source; - to stay at odor until released (obedience to odor); - to ignore distractions like food/toys - develop a clear behavior that anyone can read that says, "Hey mom! It's RIGHT HERE~!" Our virtual classes provide detailed, step-by-step instruction and individualized support throughout the entire process. We have a program that not only gets you started, but gives you a foundation and set of tools that will follow you up through the levels. While we have a basic syllabus, we adapt our program to the needs, rate of progress, and goals of the students in each class. Detailed handouts, a recording of the class (for those who miss or need to review) and other resources are made available on Google Classroom. During class, we first show you how to do it. Then everyone gets a chance to practice where we give you feedback on your technique. Finally, homework is assigned so you can continue through the week. While there's plenty of time for questions in class, students are also encouraged to upload up to 10-minutes of video each week if they need additional feedback or help troubleshooting. Nosework is one of the fastest growing k9 sports in the US. We have lots of teams competing success

Starting this Friday, join us for Nosework in the Park! This meet-up will meet every Friday at 6:30pm at different local parks in the Doylestown, PA region. Perfect for our local and (semi-local) virtual students who need a little motivation to get away from home and search in new, more challenging search areas. Limited coaching will be available. We'll set up several searches with a variety of elements as each location allows, including Containers, Exteriors, Interiors, Vehicles, Buried, Water, and Handler. Those interested should contact us to subscribe to receive the location announcement each week. Teams MUST RSVP to participate. That way we can plan our searches accordingly. Size will be limited to 6 teams a week to ensure everyone gets lots of search time. See more details at: https://fb.me/e/3lK9ATifQ