Building Endurance in Scent Work Course

Scent Work is an exhausting activity for the dog, both mentally and physically. Therefore, we must consciously train to build upon our dog's endurance, especially as we prepare to enter the higher levels of competition. In this course, we will outline how you can get your dog comfortable with routinely finding 8, 10, 15 or even more hides within a single search area!

COURSE DETAILS

One of the easiest ways to ruin the Scent Work game for a dog is to over-face them with problems that are too difficult and too mentally and/or physically challenging. This makes perfect sense! If something used to be lighthearted and fun and now results in your brain hurting and your body feeling spent and sore, you are not going to like that activity much any more!

Our goal with this course is to outline a variety of exercises which will incrementally increase your dog's endurance, while giving you the tools necessary to ensure the game stays fun for them. After all, you need for them to maintain their drive and enthusiasm!

LENGTH

6 weeks

INSTRUCTOR

Dianna L. Santos

SHOULD I TAKE THIS COURSE?

Do you want to improve your dog's overall endurance as it comes to Scent Work? We will discuss how you can do this fairly and effectively with your dog, both with searching for a larger number of total hides, more challenging hides, more complex search areas and more!

Are you interested in competing in Scent Work trials? These events, even at the lower levels, require a certain level of mental and physical endurance from your dog. We will walk you through how you can build both in this course.

PREREQUISITES

Dog must know odor (Birch, Anise and Clove). Same exercises may be done with primary alone if the handler chooses.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS COURSE

• your dog
• flat or martingale collar
• back-clip harness (optional)
  
• 6'-8' leash
  
• 10'-15' long line
  
• LOTS of high-value and smelly treats
  
• crate or area you can stage your dog in while setting up your searches
  
• minimum of 10 boxes of various sizes (good excuse to shop at Amazon!)
  
• minimum of 10 novel containers (Tupperware containers, purses, bag, etc.)
  
• earthquake putty or GlueDots
  
• q-tips
  
• Birch ("Sweet Birch" aka Betula Lenta)
  
• Anise ("Aniseed" aka Pimpinella Anisum)
  
• Clove ("Clove Bud" aka Eugenia Caryophylatta)
  
• minimum of 10 tins with holes
  

COURSE OUTLINE

• How to Build Endurance Fairly
• Multiple Hides and Searches Areas
• Hit the Goal of 10 Hides
  
• Pacing the Search
  
• Keeping It a Game
  
• Reaching 15 Hides and Beyond
  

WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO OFFER THIS COURSE

Scent Work University is fortunate to have Dianna grant us license to feature her courses, seminars and webinars on our online dog training platform. All of the content in this offering is created by, owned by, and the rights to the content, are reserved to Dianna L. Santos.