No one wants to be the handler with a dog that showed up to game day ill-prepared. In this episode, I explain how you can set up an AKC Scent Work Novice practice area to prepare you for your next trial better. When getting started with scent work trials, aka “competitions,” one must first understand that there are two scent work trial divisions: 1) the odor search division where the dog searches for odor of essential oil and (2) the handler discrimination division. These are go/no-go events. So, you either qual or you don’t. You’re looking to the dog to communicate to the handler that the scent has been found. This indication is referred to as “a change in behavior” (i.e., pawing, lie down, nose to target, something like that). You can pretty much train for this anywhere, and I explain to you referencing some equipment lying around your house. 

CHAPTERS

[01:06 ] Introduction to staging the search area

[1:07 ] Scents

[1:40 ] Containers 

[2:20 ] The arrangement

[3:15 ] Spacing

[3:50 ] The boundaries 

[5:00 ] The number of hides 

[5:30 ] Calling your alert 

[5:48 ] Time limit 

[6:30 ] Distractions

AND MUCH MORE!

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