Introduction to Scent Detection
Mon, Jan 25
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How good is your dog at using is nose? Do you want to introduce your dog to K9 nose work sport or maybe just have some fun? Need something to stimulate your dog during the winter months? Cost $105 per dog Monday January 25th Feb 1st and 8th and 15th
Time & Location
Jan 25, 2021, 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. EST
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About the event
Scent detection is a great mental stimulation for your dog!! Great for the winter season and beneficial to older dogs, helping to ensure cognitive function remains alert.
If your dog is already searching for food or toys around the house, this sport will help you learn how to make the hides more challenging for your dog.
The sport of Scent Detection is one of the fastest growing K9 sports and is based around the concept of the working K9 looking for narcotics, explosives and other substances. In the sport, the K9 must locate a given scent and indicate the find to the handler, (we won’t be using narcotics or explosives though!). As you progress through the sport the scent, the environment and the number of finds will vary, thus challenging the K9 and the handler. The aim of the workshop is to introduce you to the sport, to teach the…