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Post by sonterra on Sept 26, 2010 12:18:47 GMT -5
Hello everyone, I have recently started hearing about canine nosework, which I thought was just fun work with scent... however I was sent a link that showed a trial system found here: k9nosework.com/home.htmlNational Association of Canine Scent Work Anyone out there work with this program or have attended a trial? Looks interesting! Tamara McIntosh |
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Post by dobermanman on Sept 27, 2010 7:42:43 GMT -5
Hi Tamara
Flann has been through the Intro to Nose Work and Intro to Odor classes. The sport is fairly new (2006) and is mainly established in CA. There are plans for a mock trial in December with the first trial planned for June in Denver. Hopefully Flan will be ready for his NW ! in June. I think the Randy Hare detection DVD set ($240) and a set of dutch boxes ($500) would help BUT I don't think I can talk the wife into letting me buy them. :-)
I guess I'll have to make due with metal tins and card board boxes.
I think the sport is fun. It teaches the dog independence and confidence and it's a nice to have something to do indoors, on those cold winter days
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Post by sonterra on Sept 27, 2010 15:24:12 GMT -5
Hi Tamara Flann has been through the Intro to Nose Work and Intro to Odor classes. The sport is fairly new (2006) and is mainly established in CA. There are plans for a mock trial in December with the first trial planned for June in Denver. Hopefully Flan will be ready for his NW ! in June. I think the Randy Hare detection DVD set ($240) and a set of dutch boxes ($500) would help BUT I don't think I can talk the wife into letting me buy them. :-) I guess I'll have to make due with metal tins and card board boxes. I think the sport is fun. It teaches the dog independence and confidence and it's a nice to have something to do indoors, on those cold winter days It sounds totally cool! Can you tell us about the class? any methodology? About the competitions? Tamara McIntosh |
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Post by dobermanman on Sept 27, 2010 16:03:59 GMT -5
Hi Tamara
The first class. intro to nosework starts with placing the dogs favorite treat in one of five/six identical card board boxes and encouraging the dog to find the treat. Eventually you start moving the boxes around, stacking them on top of each other and then under stuff etc. In the intro to odor class the dog is finding small metal containers with cotton swabs dipped in birch oil (for NW 1) first with the treat in the same box then just the metal tin/odor. Towards the end of the Intro to Odor class the dogs were finding the small metal containers outside stuck on metal posts and overhead garage doors etc.
The title requirements are on the NACSW webpage. For NW 1 the dog needs to find the source odor inside a room, outside and on 1/3 car. The December mock trial will be the first in Colorado.
The classes seem more geared towards pet dog owners and trainers and people looking to get certified as
instructors (additional revenue source?) and less for people who want to compete and title (me for one).
My thinking is that standard Police, Military etc. training materials and techniques should be effective.
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