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Continue reading →: For the Readers: Book Reviews (part two)
My second review is really of a series, three fiction books, whose main character is a SAR handler and B&B owner. They are titled K9 Search: One Handler’s Journey, and K9 Search: Journey Through the Storm, and the last one is K9 Search: Navigating the journey by Sharolyn Sievert. The…
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Continue reading →: For the Readers: Book Reviews (part one)
It’s been almost a year since I posted some fun scent work related reading, and I feel like it might be time to do some more. I have been on a Search and Rescue reading binge…who knew there were so many fictional, biographical or semi-biographical books on Search and Rescue?…
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Continue reading →: Making the Buried Element Easier
Yeti working a buried hide On a regular basis (seems like every few months) the topic of the buried element comes up on the Friends of AKC Scentwork Facebook page. It goes something like this (every time): AKC should get rid of this element, women our age cannot set up…
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Continue reading →: Mantrailing! The Newest Scent Sport
Last week I attended a two day beginner seminar on Mantrailling, offered by Mantrailing Global, only the second one given in the US! This is a brand new scent sport in this country (although I understand that it is very popular in Europe), and I have high hopes for it…
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Continue reading →: Training the Handler Discrimination Element
My collection of distraction cotton balls So, it has been a very busy month, but finally I have had some time to sit down and work on the post I promised about training the Handler Discrimination (HD) element. These are not step by step instructions, exactly, more like some tips…
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Continue reading →: Trusting Your Dog on Vehicles
I know I promised more on training the Handler Discrimination element, and I am working on a post, it is just going to take a bit more time. In the meantime, I thought I would share this video of Yeti working a vehicle, from a trial last weekend. SPOILER ALERT:…
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Continue reading →: The Difficulties in Training the HD Element
A good friend asked me to blog on this topic, which, as it turns out, I have been devoting a great deal of thought to, as Astra has reached the Master HD level, and Yeti is just starting Novice in HD. Handler Discrimination, or HD, is a scent work class…
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Continue reading →: The Mysteries of Nosework: The Information at the Edge of the Cone
Of all the mysteries of scenting and scent work, this is my favorite: one of the most magical things in the world is watching a dog bracket on a scent cone, or work a hide from a distance. Bracketing I am going digress a bit here, to define some terms,…
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Continue reading →: Learning to Trust Your Dog (part 3)
In my last post, I believe I exhorted people to believe that their dogs are purposefully searching, even when it appears to you that they are not. Several weeks after I wrote that post, I found that I needed to take my own advice. Some of you read about Yeti’s…
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Continue reading →: Learning to Trust Your Dog (Part 2)
Learning to Trust Your Dog, Part 2 In my last post, I talked about learning to trust your dog. Since then I have been giving it some thought. There are eight steps that I have been able to identify in learning to trust your dog. They are not really sequential,…
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I’m Ellen
A Scent Work trainer, instructor, competitor, student, and judge. Welcome to Sniffing Around Scent Work, a blog where I write about my experiences, thoughts and musings on my favorite past time.
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