Tracy, Ziva, Lara & the Hairy Hoards Dogtastic Adventures

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Noses get everywhere🤣
01/06/2025

Noses get everywhere🤣

10/21/2020

Just a little clip from Ziva’s first active search since her surgery. This was the smallest of the scented objects and I decided not to ‘hide’ it in the plants and behind the trees and blocks like the other four for this reason.

Did you know dogs don’t see red in the same way we do? So although the red stands out to us in the grass a red and green object is going to blend in and she’ll have to use her nose to find it.

Do you see how she circles and works the area using her nose until she can pinpoint the source?

She found all five objects and worked out some nice little puzzles along the way: that’s a great mental workout for Ziva that will help her chill out and relax!!

08/14/2020

I couldn’t leave Miss Lara out of some scent work this afternoon. She had to locate a piece of kong about the size of a grain of rice. You can see the change in her from sniffing the general area where the kong was to when she hits it and indicates with Nose on Source! I need her to make me believe it’s there (because in competition I wouldn’t know where the hides are) and she gave me a great indication of that today.

Super proud of how far she’s come!!

08/14/2020

It might be as hot as hades outside but we can still have fun with nose work inside!

We haven’t practiced these for a while so she was a little high so I definitely need to get back to working on my indication as well!!!!

Regardless at nearly 11 you just gotta love her enthusiasm❤️🐶❤️

08/13/2020

If you are walking your dog as temperatures rise please stay safe!!

08/09/2020

I haven’t done any kong searches with Lara in a while so I decided to set up a little one up this afternoon.

I’m actually really pleased how well she detailed this and moved on herself when indicating on residual odor didn’t pay out. I reward some in at source and others with me. If I do them all at source she can get sticky and not want to come away and if I reward all at me she indicates and then starts to move away predicting the reward from me. Working hard to get the right balance.

I know she sits on one indication but I want her nose on source (that’s my criteria) so I’m not going to stress about that in this exercise. I’ll go back and work on stand indication separate from the search. There’s always something to be working on.

I love using kong as a practice odor but it’s also great if you just want to do some fun nose work with your dog. It’s easy to carry a little pot with you and set up a search if you see a good location when you’re out and about!!!

07/28/2020

Well that’s some of the laziest ass indication ever🤣 Yes I know a stand is preferable for many situations but Nell likes to put her own spin on things and as I really don’t have any competition goals with her I’m happy to see where this takes us. I have been reinforcing nose on source and honestly if she can do that while doing a hand stand then I’m fine with that. She also has a shorter back right leg due to FHO surgery and there is a very little bit of slope where she is. So in these instances I’ll always let her pick her position.
I was really pleased she worked hard to find the kong in the grass especially when she moved slightly and it went under her legs etc.

Anyway, Ziva is my ignore the deer dog but I think Nell is going to start giving her a run for her money soon!!!!

07/27/2020

Super pleased with Nell’s first 5 kong search outside. We’ve had to work quite hard to get her sniffing vertical surfaces but I think we are finally getting there.

07/06/2020

Bella’s first vertical search without a transition from the ground. I’m keeping the search area small so it’s easier for her to find another piece and keep motivated. The final piece was dislodged so I’m super pleased she found it on the ground.

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