For my part, I wish we could all agree on something. The few good, ethical, responsible breeders aren't the core of the dog abandonment ...

Rosco is enrolled in a community science project that is studying healthspan in dogs. The project is supported by ambitious researchers coll...

When searching for buried odor in sand or water, odor moves over the side of the container, so you'll often see dogs sniffing along the ...

Jackie did multiple container searches in nose work class this week. Searching on and off lead improves Jackie's drive, speed, and lead...

To proof for an obvious and prolonged nose hold: call "Alert!" then move in and pay Jackie at source. Once your dog has learned a ...

When teaching nose holds, gradually build duration of the nose hold by waiting at first a split second then mark and reward, then a second a...

Dogs learn remarkably fast if we allow them to, and if we teach them in a fair and understandable way. When playing scent work, always do a ...

In scent work class this week, Jackie and I learned a new cue, "Look up!" Used when finding source that is hidden two feet, or hig...

In Jackie's nose work class we played four hides. We practiced for our upcoming Odor Recognition Test (ORT) trial where Jackie will find...

 For day three of our 30 day scent work challenge Jackie and I played the cat food bowl game, but with a twist: I hid the bowls so they were...