Working the Nose Series / Benefit – ‘Increased Problem Solving Abilities’ I repeatedly observe the positive impact of people being involved in scent detection, how a dog’s behaviour develops and how relationships are enhanced between the dog and their...
Scent Work & Low Humidity In recent articles, I have looked into high humidity, prompted by a cold snap we had in the UK recently where humidity was 80%. A few of the comments were interested in the opposing conditions of low humidity in hot and cold temps...
If scent work were on a dating app… your dog would absolutely swipe right. And honestly it would be the best and most fun relationship they can have. Why? It’s a match made in heaven. Scent training understands their needs. Whether energetic, anxious, bouncy,...
Scent Work Training – Time Brings the Magic ! With any human and dog activity, the magic rarely appears straight away. While I can’t speak with authority on every dog sport, scent detection is the world I know, and it’s here that I see that time brings the magic...
Training with Truffle Oil – The Tricky Stinky One – Part Two After years of working truffle oil as a target odour, I have learned it deserves far more respect and training time than it often gets. In this follow-on post from Part One, I share my insights and...
Target Odour – Truffle Oil – Part One “The Tricky, Stinky, One” From my observations of dogs working truffle oil, I have found it to be an unusually challenging target odour for them to problem-solve and source. This post isn’t based on any formal...
