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Palo Alto Dog Training LLC K9 Nose Work(R) Classes: Putting your dog's nose to work. We provide K9 Nose Work classes to Palo Alto and the San Francisco Peninsula

We need a couple more volunteers for Sunday; Saturday is looking good, thank you to everyone who signed up already!
27/08/2024

We need a couple more volunteers for Sunday; Saturday is looking good, thank you to everyone who signed up already!

Competitors and Volunteers: please submit this NACSW WAIVER before you compete, thank you!

Congratulations to Boston and his handler Gill, who earned their NW2 title today. Great job!!! Boston is a Rhodesian Rid...
06/04/2024

Congratulations to Boston and his handler Gill, who earned their NW2 title today. Great job!!! Boston is a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Congratulations to Gambit and her handler Mandy, who earned their NW3-Elite last Sunday in Stockton! And they came in 3r...
23/12/2023

Congratulations to Gambit and her handler Mandy, who earned their NW3-Elite last Sunday in Stockton! And they came in 3rd place overall! Way to go Team Gambit! Gambit is a Boxer.

Congratulations to Java and his handler Dave who earned their NW3 Title last Sunday in Stockton! They earned 1st place i...
23/12/2023

Congratulations to Java and his handler Dave who earned their NW3 Title last Sunday in Stockton! They earned 1st place in Interiors, 3rd place in Vehicles, and 2nd place overall! Way to go Team Java! Java is a Lab/GSD/etc Mix.

Congratulations to Skye and her handler Chris, who earned their 2nd NW3 Title this weekend in Novato! They also finished...
26/11/2023

Congratulations to Skye and her handler Chris, who earned their 2nd NW3 Title this weekend in Novato! They also finished 1st place in Containers, in Exteriors, and in Vehicles! Way to go Team Skye! Skye is a Labrador Retriever.

18/11/2023

Congratulations to Flux and his handler Nan, who passed all 3 odors at their ORT today in Turlock! Way to go Team Flux! Flux is a Vizsla.

Congratulations to Drama and Helena who earned their second NW3 Title today in Granite Bay. They also were 1st place in ...
18/11/2023

Congratulations to Drama and Helena who earned their second NW3 Title today in Granite Bay. They also were 1st place in Interiors and 3rd place overall. Great job team Drama!

Congratulations to Skye and her handler Chris who earned their NW3 Title today in Granite Bay! They also earned 1st plac...
18/11/2023

Congratulations to Skye and her handler Chris who earned their NW3 Title today in Granite Bay! They also earned 1st place in Containers, 1st place in Vehicles, 2nd place in Exteriors, 2nd place in Interiors -- and 1st place overall! Wow! Way to go Team Skye! Skye is a Labrador Retriever.

Congratulations to Viivi and her handler Marja, who earned their L1C Title this afternoon! They finished all 4 searches ...
12/11/2023

Congratulations to Viivi and her handler Marja, who earned their L1C Title this afternoon! They finished all 4 searches combined in less than 40 seconds! Wow! Way to go Team Viivi! Viivi is a Dachshund.

Congratulations to Skye and her handler Chris, who earned their L1C Title this afternoon in San Jose! They finished all ...
12/11/2023

Congratulations to Skye and her handler Chris, who earned their L1C Title this afternoon in San Jose! They finished all 4 searches combined in less than 40 seconds, wow! In addition, Chris volunteered in the morning 💚! Way to go Team Skye! Skye is a Labrador Retriever.

Congratulations to Java and his handler Dave, who earned their L1E Ribbon yesterday morning in Frazier Park CA! Way to g...
06/11/2023

Congratulations to Java and his handler Dave, who earned their L1E Ribbon yesterday morning in Frazier Park CA! Way to go Team Java! Java is a Lab mix.

Java and his handler Dave also entered the L3E in the afternoon FEO (meaning it didn't count) and came in 2nd place overall! Only 2 dog/handler teams found all of the hides with no NOs, and Java was one of them! Way to go Team Java!

31/10/2023

Congratulations to Mustang and her handler Lynda, who earned their Scent Work Novice Elite Title, and also earned their Advanced Title! Along the way, they earned many placement ribbons for being speedy at finding their hides! Way to go Team Mustang! Mustang is a German Shorthaired Pointer.

Congratulations to Taboo and her handler Mandy, who earned their L1V Title this morning in San Martin! Way to go Team Ta...
30/10/2023

Congratulations to Taboo and her handler Mandy, who earned their L1V Title this morning in San Martin! Way to go Team Taboo! Taboo is a Rottweiler mix.

Congratulations to Skye and her handler Chris, who earned their L1V Title this morning in San Martin! They came in 2nd p...
30/10/2023

Congratulations to Skye and her handler Chris, who earned their L1V Title this morning in San Martin! They came in 2nd place overall, and had two 3rd place searches and a 1st place search! In addition, Chris stayed in the afternoon to volunteer. Volunteers rock! Way to go Team Skye! Skye is a Labrador Retriever.

Congratulations to Kenzie and her handler Lisa, who earned their L1V Title this morning in San Martin! Way to go Team Ke...
30/10/2023

Congratulations to Kenzie and her handler Lisa, who earned their L1V Title this morning in San Martin! Way to go Team Kenzie!

Congratulations to Java and his handler Dave, who earned their L1V Title this morning in San Martin! They also had a 3rd...
30/10/2023

Congratulations to Java and his handler Dave, who earned their L1V Title this morning in San Martin! They also had a 3rd place search! Not only that, Dave stayed and volunteered in the afternoon. Volunteers rock! Way to go Team Java! Java is a Lab mix.

Congratulations to Java and his handler Dave, who earned their L2I Title in Turlock yesterday! They also came in 2nd pla...
22/10/2023

Congratulations to Java and his handler Dave, who earned their L2I Title in Turlock yesterday! They also came in 2nd place overall, and had 2nd place and 3rd place individual searches! Way to go Team Java! Java is Lab mix.

Congratulations to Sisko and her handler Jill, for earning their NW1 and L1C Titles in Monterey! They also got at 3rd pl...
12/10/2023

Congratulations to Sisko and her handler Jill, for earning their NW1 and L1C Titles in Monterey! They also got at 3rd place in the NW1 Vehicle search.
Way to go Team Sisko! Sisko is a Rottweiler.

Congratulations to Boston and her handlers Gil and Jennifer, for earning their NW1 Title in Monterey! Way to go Team Bos...
12/10/2023

Congratulations to Boston and her handlers Gil and Jennifer, for earning their NW1 Title in Monterey!
Way to go Team Boston! Boston is a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Congratulations to Gwen and her handler John, who earned their NW1 Title in Monterey! They also earned a 3rd place ribbo...
11/10/2023

Congratulations to Gwen and her handler John, who earned their NW1 Title in Monterey! They also earned a 3rd place ribbon in Interiors! Way to go Team Gwen! Gwen is an English Springer Spaniel.

Congratulations to Mustang and her handler Lynda, for earning their NW1 Title in Monterey! They also earned a 2nd place ...
11/10/2023

Congratulations to Mustang and her handler Lynda, for earning their NW1 Title in Monterey! They also earned a 2nd place ribbon for the Vehicles search! Way to go Team Mustang! Mustang is a German Shortaired Pointer.

Congratulations to Mustang and her handler Lynda, who earned their L1C (Level 1 Containers) Title in Monterey! Way to go...
11/10/2023

Congratulations to Mustang and her handler Lynda, who earned their L1C (Level 1 Containers) Title in Monterey! Way to go Team Mustang! Mustang is a German Shorthaired Pointer.

We had so much fun and learned so much at the Colorado Nose Work Camp 2023! The instruction was incredible and the facil...
08/10/2023

We had so much fun and learned so much at the Colorado Nose Work Camp 2023! The instruction was incredible and the facility amazing and beautiful. We're sad to see it end, and can't wait to come back next year (hopefully they'll have it next year)!

Photos: View of our cabin, view from the cabin, hiking, and searching.

Congratulations to Linus and his handler Christine, who earned their NW1 Title in Watsonville yesterday! Way to go Team ...
20/09/2023

Congratulations to Linus and his handler Christine, who earned their NW1 Title in Watsonville yesterday! Way to go Team Linus! Linus is an adorable mix of several breeds.

Congratulations to Zara and her handler Gill, who earned their NW3-Elite in Redwood City this last weekend! They also ca...
29/08/2023

Congratulations to Zara and her handler Gill, who earned their NW3-Elite in Redwood City this last weekend! They also came in 2nd place overall! Way to go Team Zara! Zara is a Weimaraner.

Congratulations to Tesla and her handler Penny, who earned their Level 1 Vehicles Element Title this weekend in Watsonvi...
31/07/2023

Congratulations to Tesla and her handler Penny, who earned their Level 1 Vehicles Element Title this weekend in Watsonville. Way to go Team Tesla! Tesla is a Belgian Tervuren.

Congratulations to Pasta and her handler Priscilla, who earned their ORT Title this morning in Watsonville! Way to go Te...
31/07/2023

Congratulations to Pasta and her handler Priscilla, who earned their ORT Title this morning in Watsonville! Way to go Team Pasta! Pasta is a Samoyed. (Photo is not from the ORT.)

Congratulations to Gwen and her handler John, who aced their Level 1 Vehicles Element Trial this weekend, in Watsonville...
31/07/2023

Congratulations to Gwen and her handler John, who aced their Level 1 Vehicles Element Trial this weekend, in Watsonville. Way to go Team Gwen! Gwen is an English Springer Spaniel.

Congratulations to Jennifer and Boston for earning their AKC Scentwork Interior Excellent Title today. Boston is a Rhode...
01/05/2023

Congratulations to Jennifer and Boston for earning their AKC Scentwork Interior Excellent Title today. Boston is a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Congratulations to Mustang and her handler Lynda, who earned their AKC Scent Work Novice Title this weekend! Way to go T...
30/04/2023

Congratulations to Mustang and her handler Lynda, who earned their AKC Scent Work Novice Title this weekend! Way to go Team Mustang! Mustang is a German Shorthair Pointer. (Photo is from class.)

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The NACSW has made Tigger's NW2 videos available, from back in 2014 -- and Linda purchased them! This is the Containers search. There was one hide. Tigger nailed it. Back in those days, they still used luggage in Containers searches above the NW1 level. Great job Linda and Tigger!

A good Nose Work handler needs to think about where scent could be wafting to where the dog can start to source it. Of course, we can't see air movement. Usually. Dry ice dropped into a kiddy pool with not much water. Light shifty winds make big differences in the air flow.

Linda and Tigger practice an advanced-level high hide. The wind is blowing away from the video location. Notice how far away Tigger has to go, to catch the edge of the odor cone, for a hide that's so high.

Tigger Searches Near Chickens!
Tigger Searches Near Chickens!

When faced with a challenging search, pairing your hides with yummy food is a great motivator for your canine partner, whether beginner, national champion, or anywhere in between. NW3-Elite Tigger is being asked to ignore live chickens -- a huge distraction, even behind the fence -- so I've placed juicy pieces of ham on each hide. As long as his tail is wagging, he's sourcing Nose Work odor. When his tail goes stiff, he's sourcing chickens. He finds his odor, and his ham. Good boy Tigger!

Travel tip: Schools can be promising Nose Work locations, evenings and weekends. Here Bodie has fun chasing odor, finding where the wind took it, and following it to source. She also has to decide which of the 5 hides to go after next.

Travel tip: Set up a search in your hotel room. It exposes dogs to searching a new location and also hopefully tires them out so they'll behave. Interesting to note: Just how much fabric catches odor, even though none of the hides are actually on fabric.

Good K9 Nose Work handlers learn to read dogs' body language during the search. Each hour -- each minute -- spent watching any dog search, increases the handler's skill and knowledge. In this slow-motion clip, can you tell when Tigger is chasing (1) odor, (2) critters, or (3) both at once? Sometimes the change is obvious, sometimes more subtle.

K9 Nose Work Blowing Odor Puzzle
K9 Nose Work Blowing Odor Puzzle

This is an interesting blowing odor puzzle. As Tigger sniffs around the metal carts, he can't find a focus for the odor. That's because it's blowing widely over the carts, from behind him. When your dog sniffs widely and everything seems equally compelling, make sure there's room for turning around and finding the odor behind your team. If you're pressed for time, you may want to guide your dog to searching for the odor source by traveling upwind. Thank you to Dave for creating such an interesting odor puzzle.

Travel tip: When you arrive at your hotel room, set up a Nosework search. It's a great chance to search an unfamiliar indoor location. In this case, we're practicing an NW3-level blank room (no odor). He knows there's no odor as soon as he steps into the room. We practice because the human part of the team needs to learn how the canine partner looks when there's odor, and when there's not.

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