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Riddle is a border collie that went blind at an early age. He now competes in scent work!

02/01/2024

The February 23 - 25 Scent Trial hosted by Dog-On-It and held at NorAust K9 Agility Club of Mid Florida (AKC) is still open!! The premium is linked below. Please come join us for lots of nosey fun.

11/27/2023

Dog-On-It Agility Club will host an AKC Scent Work trial on February 23 - 25, 2024 at NorAust in Lady Lake FL. Our judges are Carolyn Dostal and Wendy Hudson so it's a fantastic line up! Premium is linked below and entries open THIS FRIDAY Dec 1. Hope to see you there!

09/18/2023

Thanks to the Obedience Club of Daytona for a great scent work trial! Our first event since June and the boys rocked it. Many thanks to Wendy Hudson and Lind Bara-Weaver for being amazing judges! They are so supportive and always educating along the way. The ocod club has too many people to thank - they worked so hard to create an amazing weekend!
Phoenix was 7 for 8 with three 1sts and three 2nds. He finished his Excellent Buried title.
Riddle was 6 for 8 - had a rocky start Saturday morning with two rare misses, but then clicked after that and ran perfect! He had two 2nds, two 3rds and a fourth place. He finished his advanced interior title, advanced buried title, and advanced container title! This also finished his overall advanced level title!
Next trial will be in October and it will be my turn as trial chair! Between our Dog-On-It volunteers and the wonderful peeps at Daytona, we hope to have just as great a weekend!!

07/30/2023

Had such a fun day at Orlando Dog Obedience Club at a scent work Seminar taught by Natalie Duberow! So many great tips and improved mechanics. Riddle and Phoenix had a great time!!!

06/25/2023

Two awesome weekends at Scent Work trials. First was St Pete Dog Fanciers. Both dogs finished titles and Riddle completed his Novice level title (completing novice level in all 4 elements).
Yesterday we got one day in with the Scent Work Club of Ocala and again the dogs did amazing work. Phoenix finished his overall novice level title with a first place in novice interior (and got a nice big ribbon for it!!) Riddle completed his Excellent Exterior title (3 hides which he found in 54 seconds for a second place!) and was 4/4 for the day!
Thanks to judges Wendy Hudson, Natalie Duberow, and Judy Leitzsch!

05/14/2023

Riddle and Phoenix had a great weekend at our first ever CPE Scent Work Trial! Riddle's ribbons are the top row, Phoenix's the bottom row. Both finished their Level 1 titles and earned lots of legs towards their Level 2 titles! Overall we qualified in 17 out of 18 events. Riddle was 8 for 8 and Phoenix was 9 for 10.

The highlight search was Riddle's Level 1 Vehicle search. He found the hide in .59 seconds - you're reading that right - just over half a second! The software wouldn't allow a time score that low so they had to record him at 1 second! I knew he was in odor at the start line and when I cued him to search he bolted forward and alerted immediately.

Riddle continued to amaze in every search!

04/23/2023

Thanks so much to Natalie Duberow, the judge at the NorAust Scent trial on March 15, for supporting Riddle and I and for filming two of our runs. She took the videos with her to her seminars in NEW ZEALAND and this is what she wrote to me afterwards:

"The video made waves at the workshops and helped to change their mind to allow blind dogs to compete. Thank you so much!"

It warms my heart to think that Riddle's work helps other blind dogs and their owners pursue a sport that enriches their lives.

Here is the Advanced Exterior search Riddle did and she filmed. (Listen to how WINDY it was, and Riddle still nailed it!)

04/20/2023

This is a fun training idea! I hope to try it soon and will share video when I do.
Have similar fun ideas??? Please share!

04/20/2023

Here is a recent Advanced Interior search Riddle did. 3/15/23 at NorAust in Lady Lake, FL

04/19/2023

Welcome! (and Please Read!!)
This page is dedicated to sharing information, training tips, and success stories in scent work, especially with blind dogs. Anyone is encouraged to join and share their scent work training ideas (whether your dog is sighted or not), ask questions, and celebrate your successes!!
Riddle, my black and white border collie, was born sighted and trained in agility as a young dog. At 1.5 yrs old he was diagnosed with PRA. He had to stop agility and by 3 was fully blind. Then at the age of 8 we discovered scent work and Riddle was thrilled to once again have a job! He is now 9 and is doing an amazing job in scent work.
Phoenix, my 3 year old red and white border collie, is visually normal and competes in scent work and agility.
I will be sharing lots of cool training ideas for all dogs along with special things I've taught Riddle that help him to succeed. I would love for you to share your scent work tips, tricks, successes and stories too!
Off topic posts will be removed - Let's keep this about Scent Work!!
Diane Lewis

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Thanks so much to Natalie Duberow, the judge at the NorAust Scent trial on March 15, for supporting Riddle and I and for filming two of our runs. She took the videos with her to her seminars in NEW ZEALAND and this is what she wrote to me afterwards: "The video made waves at the workshops and helped to change their mind to allow blind dogs to compete. Thank you so much!" It warms my heart to think that Riddle's work helps other blind dogs and their owners pursue a sport that enriches their lives. Here is the Advanced Exterior search Riddle did and she filmed. (Listen to how WINDY it was, and Riddle still nailed it!)