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Scent Work – Boxes

K9 Nose Work is an activity that creates teamwork between a dog and their handler. Olfaction detection of a specific  source of an odor is taught to a dog is an amazing accomplishment performed by both a dog and their handler. Multiple levels available.

Level 1 class focuses on the beginning of K9 Nose Work utilizing boxes to teach a dog how to use their amazing tool, their nose, you will learn how to read dogs indicating their FINDS! and how to reward and reinforce this piece of work they are doing for you! 

Level 2 class focuses on introducing a particular type of scent that you have selected for your dog. Also establishing a stronger greater search and efficient grid, and how to read dogs more efficiently to a FIND!

Level 3 class focuses on more challenging HIDES and difficult FINDS utilizing only a minuscule amount of selected scent that you have chosen for your dog to FIND! 

As each class proceeds your dog will hopefully learn “odor obedience” The term odor obedience means that a dog is irresistibly drawn to target odor, like it is “calling to him, and he has no other option but to respond. This strong work ethic and drive to get to the source of odor will override other distractions. it is an impelling force that is cultivated in the dog by rewarding the dog over and over for going to source.

Scent Work 104

Every dog is equipped with an amazing tool: their nose! Olfaction, the act or process of smelling, is a dog’s primary special sense. Dogs have more than 220 million olfactory receptors in their nose, while humans have only 5 million! Teaching dogs to use their nose to identify a target odor offers many benefits. Medical tests have even shown that specially trained dogs are capable of using the dog’s sense of smell to detect certain types of tumors in humans. Scent Work is a highly recommended working game for families to learn to work their family pets.

Not many family dogs will be used for bomb detection, competition or tracking work, but every family dog can learn to play Hide N Seek and find objects hidden around the house. These games can be used to help provide mental stimulation for your dog and provide a job to keep him active. Scent Working is an activity that all dogs enjoy and all dogs can do.

Beginners and all other skill levels are welcome.

Pre-Requisites
1. 101 – None
2. 102 – Your dog must have completed a Scent Work 101 course.
3. 103 – Your dog must have completed a Scent Work 102 course or higher.
4. 104 – Your dog must have completed a Scent Work 103 course or higher.
5. 105 – Your dog must have completed a Scent Work 104 course or higher.

Scent Work Level 3

K9 Nose Work is an activity that creates teamwork between a dog and their handler. Olfaction detection of a specific  source of an odor is taught to a dog is an amazing accomplishment performed by both a dog and their handler. Multiple levels available.

Level 1 class focuses on the beginning of K9 Nose Work utilizing boxes to teach a dog how to use their amazing tool, their nose, you will learn how to read dogs indicating their FINDS! and how to reward and reinforce this piece of work they are doing for you! 

Level 2 class focuses on introducing a particular type of scent that you have selected for your dog. Also establishing a stronger greater search and efficient grid, and how to read dogs more efficiently to a FIND!

Level 3 class focuses on more challenging HIDES and difficult FINDS utilizing only a minuscule amount of selected scent that you have chosen for your dog to FIND! 

As each class proceeds your dog will hopefully learn “odor obedience” The term odor obedience means that a dog is irresistibly drawn to target odor, like it is “calling to him, and he has no other option but to respond. This strong work ethic and drive to get to the source of odor will override other distractions. it is an impelling force that is cultivated in the dog by rewarding the dog over and over for going to source.