Nosework Diary: Practice – October 25, 2010

Posted by @talyns_girl on October 26, 2010 · 3 Comments 

So for once, I have really gotten into having Dax practice some hides. So after his agility class, I took out my magic case of odor and placed a few hides in my bedroom:

Hide #1: On the floor, between the wall and toy basket	Hide #2: Elevated on bed frame at nose height
Hide #3: On floor, inside of bed leg	Hide #4
Hide #5	Hide #6
Hide #7	Hide #8

It was so interesting how much different Dax acts at home versus in class. He seemed much more demanding with the treats and more obvious when he find the odor. When he found the odor, he would nose touch the tin over and over, like he was demanding more treats and I could almost hear his thoughts saying “Its right here! The smell is coming from right here! Where is my hot dog??” And if I didn’t get the treat to him fast enough he would go back to nose touching the tin again with that same intensity. I kinda felt like if I didn’t pull the tin then he would have stayed there all night, but I didn’t want to test my theory and ruin all that lovely foundation work Michele had taught us.

I still don’t know if I am making the hides too easy or if he is just an all-star, but he found all the hides, with the exception of Hide #5 due to its higher elevation, in no time. (He did find Hide #5, it just took him an extra minute compared to the other hides.) Right now I am not worried about having his hides be unpaired, but I do want him to be challenged with his hides. Hopefully I’ll be inspired for new hide locations or learn more in class. I really want the “rain rain go away, come again another day” so we can practice outside again! Maybe get back to vehicle searches…

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