Mountain Nose Work - Mountain Dogs

10/23/2024

RATE OF REINFORCEMENT- Its not new theory- its basic to dog training and especially Nose Work and Scent Work. Are you reinforcing the odor your asking your dog to find ? Is your RATE AND VALUE of reward sufficient FOR THE complex ODOR puzzle your dog is solving. Do you train ODOR DRIVE to gain confidence and consistent searching ? Take a refresher and read up on Matching Law- its what rewards me for showing up to work in the job place for my first cup of coffee = paycheck plus coffee ! Its what rewards our canines for seeking out target odor- BAC- on Q tip - paycheck of cheese and sausage plus praise and play !

Matching Law, this law of effect not only directly influences the animal’s behavior, but also the efficiency and accuracy of our training.

10/23/2024

Turn On your search with ODOR DRIVE !

10/01/2024

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Week Four: Meeting Expectations with Success - In this EPISODE- our final in the September Trial Hosting Series- jumps into getting your trial site approvals with NACSW or HOW TO pull in great AKC Judges with clear plans & photos! With guest S...

10/01/2024

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HYJACK THE PODCAST - SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER- TRAINING TO TRIAL

ITS A HYJACK !

We are hijacking todays podcast to talk about our September to Remember and all the great TRAINING and TRIAL experiences with GOALS met and new ones SET.
Our Co-Host Aleks Woodroffe with Release Canine is featured to tell us her Summit success from Estes Park CO September 27-28 2024 culminating in a Summit Title and 1st Place overall for Aleks and her wonder pup Tana. Team Tana has faced challenging odds this trial season with a cancer diagnosis that so far has been met with good results YET forged a GOAL for Aleks of NOW or NEVER.

Listen to not only the Story of Summit Success but lots of training nuggets for any scent sport dog team with goals to develop trial level search skills and find their own success.

Team Tana is pure joy in motion. A spectator asked while watching the team search, is that dog a puppy- she has so much fun energy. Now THATS the JOY of
SCENT DETECTION sport dog searching !

CONGRATULATIONS ! This lifetime "bucket list" is CHECKED as DONE and Done Well. This is not a brag tag podcast- its heartfelt and full of good train to trial and trial to train tid bits.

ENJOY THE JOY !

09/18/2024

OUR September Week 3 Host Support Podcast IS READY FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE !

HOST SUPPORT- Its a Deal ! Negotiating your BEST Site Use contract!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2252973/15774989

09/09/2024

Amazing experience at PA Nosework camp with my fellow instructors and passionate campers with their Nosework dogs. I’m so fascinated by our K9 partners and love sharing my crazy love for this sort with others. Deep gratitude to all the campers and your willingness to immerse yourselves in Nosework and trust your learning to the entire staff of instructors - so appreciated!

08/29/2024

If a reactive dog snarks at your wonderful calm on leash dog and the reactive dog handler asks for space - please don’t yell at the crazy mutt team and tell them they need more control ! BE KIND - space is an EASY gift !

08/29/2024

DO YOU SPEAK DOG ?
K9 Scent Fix Podcast Part One and Two posted for your listening on demand !

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2252973/15653827

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DO YOU SPEAK DOG ? "Hey- the hide is HERE !!!" Learning to read our dog working ODOR is no easy task. Our next PODCAST will jump into the deep end and explore Canine Communication ! Everything from our dog's communication of odor, to environm...

08/28/2024

SUMMER SNIFFING FUN
Thanks everyone for an amazing summer of fun filled trials in Colorado and aboard the USS Hornet. Big Shout Out to all the Officials- Judges- Score Room Leads- VCs- Volunteers and Handler- Dog Teams. You all make Mountain Dogs Trials AMAZING and MEMORABLE !

08/22/2024

DO YOU SPEAK DOG ? "Hey- the hide is HERE !!!"
Learning to read our dog working ODOR is no easy task. Our next PODCAST will jump into the deep end and explore Canine Communication ! Everything from our dog's communication of odor, to environment, to distraction and more from search start or release to search finish and search reward.
In our TRAIN TO TRIAL & TRIAL TO TRAIN series we have explored the concepts of source and sourcing, odor pathways, handler observation and Tools to Trial by. Our next series is to TALK COMMUNICATION. Dog to Handler, Handler to Dog and Team Speak !

Everything we DO, everything we SAY and even what we THINK, FEEL and SEE is part of the communication process from start line to finish between ourselves and our dog as a nose work team when we train and trial. To say communication is KEY is an understatement. Lets explore this fun topic and unlock our TRAIN TO TRAIL and TRIAL TO TRAIN potential in our next podcast and beyond.
JOIN US LIVE - Monday August 26 2024 at 4 pm via ZOOM to participate in our Podcast discussion and recording !
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LISTEN ON DEMAND- Wednesday August 28 2024 via your favorite Podcast App or at https://k9scentfix.buzzsprout.com/