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Your Dog Knows Canine scent work is a fun activity that any dog can participate in! Dogs use their natural instincts to search for odor in a variety of situations.

04/07/2024

For those who are not already signed up for the Container Challenges clinic or the Buried Hides clinic being held on Sunday July 14 at the fire station banquet hall in Keswick, VA!

There are some last minute openings and you can crate inside!

If you want to work on the official container types your dog will encounter at the NW1 through NW3 levels in NACSW trials, the different configurations/arrangements the containers might be in, search strategies, distractors at the NW2 level, or blank container searches signup at the link below.

If you want to work on AKC Buried Hides at either Novice/Advanced level or Masters/Excellent there are a couple spots open for those clinics also!

23/06/2024

Have a space in the ORT Prep class in Troy, VA Thursday morning June 27, 2024! From 9 - 10:30.

Contact [email protected] for information!

Odor Recognition Test (ORT) July 13 in Keswick VA is open for entries - entry form is at the end of the premium atYourdo...
29/05/2024

Odor Recognition Test (ORT) July 13 in Keswick VA is open for entries - entry form is at the end of the premium at

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For those new to K9 Nose Work - you start with Intro to Nose Work where you and your dog spend 6 weeks learning the game, building your dogs independence and learning to recognize your dog’s changes of behavior when they hit odor and find the source of the odor (their favorite treat) in a variety of environments. Next you might spend another 6 weeks in Intro to Odor learning to search for birch, anise or clove odors and working on more challenging odor problems.

Then - if you want to compete in National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW) events you need to register your dog and yourself with NACSW and enter an an ORT. At the ORT your dog must identify the one box of 12 closed boxes that contains the birch, and then do the same for anise and likewise for clove.

When your has the ORT Title you can then enter a Nose Work (NW1) trial or a Level 1 element trial.

In an NW1 trial your dog must find the hide (birch, anise or clove or a combination of any ot these) in 4 different searches - an interior, exterior, container and vehicle search. To title your dog must successfully identify the hide in all 4 of these searches in the same day.

For an element trial you can enter a Level 1 container (4 different container searches), exterior (4 different exterior searches), interior (4 different interior searches) or vehicle (4 different vehicle searches) trial. Element trials are half day trials. If you pass all 4 you earn the title for that element. If you miss only one of the 3 searches you get a leg and 2 legs at 2 different element trials will earn a title.

If you want to compete you can. Competition adds a level of challenge and the K9 Nose Work community is a fun welcoming environment.

29/05/2024

If you want to compete you can. Competition adds a level of challenge and the K9 Nose Work community is a fun welcoming environment.

Your Dog Knows is hosting an ORT on July 13, 2024 in Keswick, VA. Birch, anise and clove will be tested. The premium a...
23/05/2024

Your Dog Knows is hosting an ORT on July 13, 2024 in Keswick, VA. Birch, anise and clove will be tested. The premium and details will be posted at https://yourdogknows.net/ as they become available.

If you want to compete you can. Competition adds a level of challenge and the K9 Nose Work community is a fun welcoming environment.

16/05/2024

Have a couple openings at 12:45 for the Mock NW2 Trial tomorrow at Lake Christian Church in Palmyra, VA.

Email [email protected] if interested!

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Container Mysteries Clinic
Container Mysteries Clinic

Forgot the video! From the Container Mysteries clinic with Jacy Kelley! Last Container Search

Big thanks to Jacy Kelley at Canine Copilots for coming to central VA to share his experience and knowledge with K9 Nose Work enthusiasts! Jacy taught teams about Inaccessible Hides in a clinic on Sat Sep 16th at Lake Christian Church in Palmyra, VA. Teams got to work interior and exterior search problems and learn how their dog solved each problem. On Sunday Sep 17th at the East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company in Keswick, VA Jacy set up multiple container searches for participants in a Container Mysteries clinic. Each search built on the previous one and increased in complexity. Working teams and auditors at both clinics learned a lot! Thanks to both locations for letting us work in their facilities! Video from the last search for fun at the Container Mysteries clinic - lots of fun toys, multiple container types, some with distractors and only 2 toolboxes with odor. Dogs worked off leash and successfully found the two odor containers! Keep an eye on our web site at Yourdogknows.net for future clinics!

Fun nose work session at the Cape Coral Animal Shelter ...

River working out a hide (the middle of the chain link fence). New classes start in March in Charlottesville, VA (Troy). Email [email protected] for more information! Come watch if you want to learn more about this fun sport first!

Lilly finds and alerts Elizabeth to an exterior birch hide during travel class...

Video courtesy of Missi River demonstrating for Intro to Odor class what a fun vehicle search is all about ... Want to know more? Email us at [email protected]

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