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Prerequisites: Dogs must be familiar with searching for birch, clove, anise, and cypress odors. They should be able to locate multiple hides in one area and have a clear alert behavior. Handlers should be confident managing searches for unknown hides and recognizing their dog’s alerts. This class will continue handling converging scent, high hides, corner hides, inaccessible hides, buried hides, vehicle searches, water asearches, complex odor puzzles, and searching in varied environments.
Prerequisites: Dogs must be at least 8 months old, able to walk on a loose leash, and comfortable in a group setting.
This class will introduce the basics of scent detection. We will use food and play to reinforce and build your dog’s motivation to search for hidden scents. During this class, we’ll begin introducing the target odors birch and clove. You'll also learn how to observe your dog’s behavior to recognize when they have found a scent and start developing a reliable alert signal for your dog.
Prerequisites: Dogs should have experience with basic scent searching, including searching for food and scents paired with food in boxes. They should have started training on odors like birch and clove and be able to successfully search for a single hide among 3-4 boxes in a small room or area. Topics covered include developing a reliable alert and building motivation and persistence to search.
Scent: Trailing Class Level 1 - 2 (5 week) $150.00
Suitable for novice dogs and those who started trailing in the Spring or fall last year. Tracks will be over easy to moderate terrain. Short tracks with one quarry and increasing time for the track to set. Sites will be in Medina County Parks. Classes will be held in most weather except storms.
For advanced dogs able to trail in intermediate terrain, through moderate water challenges, over a quarter to half mile, with multiple quarries off one main track, with at least a 30 min delay. Challenges will increase with time, length and weather. Classes will be held except in storms.