NOTE: Material for this course will be released on May 8th.
Are you preparing for trials, and just don’t know what to work on? You can’t prepare for trial by running blind hides over and over again. You need to think through the overall trial picture.
Each lesson in this course will include five different search set-ups, video examples, handouts including variations for the different NACSW™ trial levels, and the reasons WHY you should be practicing that type of search for each level.
So, whether you’re training for your ORT or Summit, with this course will give gain ideas on how to best leverage your precious training time.
IMPORTANT
Team should be proficient hunting for Birch odor.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- your dog
- flat or martingale collar
- back-clip harness (optional)
- 6'-8' leash
- 10-15' long line
- LOTS of small, non-crumbly treats that YOUR dog finds rewarding
- 20-25 containers (cardboard, plastic or metals - at least the size of a shoe box)
- Vehicles that can be used for searching
- Odor kit that includes: Birch, Anise and Clove, several hide vessels (tins, tubes, straws) and way to secure your hides (Museum Putty, Glue Dots, etc.)
COURSE OUTLINE
- Environmental Distractions
- Blank Areas
- Searches with Pressure
- Methodical Searching
- Sourcing and Staying at Source
- Moving on from Hides
- What to Expect and How to Prepare for your Trial
SHOULD YOU TAKE THIS COURSE?
Anyone planning on entering an NACSW™ at any level should take this course. While the focus of this course is NACSW™ trials, the different search set-ups would be helpful for scent work trials in any organization.
Are you a scent work instructor with students entering trials or do you offer mixed level classes? This course will give you many ideas to fill in your lesson plan while preparing all of your students for trial.
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