I just love to work Maggie, a Russell Terrier, in Nose Work. She’s a natural hunter and has great energy. One of the things I taught her is that sometimes the source is out of her reach. She’s an 8 inch dog, so anything over 2 feet high is over her head. So, this blog is about […]
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Problem Solving Scent Discrimination
I think the thing I love most about dog training is the constant problem solving. It’s fun when you get to put behaviors together and then get to go in and fix any weak link in the chain. Sometimes I feel like I can’t blink and miss something the dog is telling me. This just […]
Importance of a Foundation in Training
I’ve taken the leap and started a blog, and what else would I blog about except dog training? I was teaching a Nose Work class recently and saw one of my student’s dogs watching the handler as it was searching. This is a huge red flag for me, why would a dog that was searching […]
