Scent Work

***Rivsky*** · 07-18-2008, 06:12 AM

Thought I'd video our training session on this one this week.

Once I figured out a method that helped him understand he needs to use his nose to find the "smelly" one he's been doing great with this one. This is our second session in a row where he managed to bring back all the correct articles. I'm still scenting them with food at the moment but still pleased with what he's been able to do so far

GSD · 07-18-2008, 07:08 AM

It's fun to teach them how to use all the senses for us, isn't it? we call that exercise "little wood" in Mondio ring. I don't train for it specifically, but have friends that do. I guess I can't bring myself to teach an exercise called "little wood". Technically its scent discrimination, but the other is a blow to my masculinity

Us men have fragile egos you know

anyway, (is your dog's name rivsky or river?? or neither??) I'm terrible for not knowing, I apologize. But it looks like river? rivsky? is enjoying it quite a bit. I bet in a couple weeks you can be outside with loads of unscented articles and one scented one and he'll come back with the right one. Good luck

***Rivsky*** · 07-18-2008, 06:45 PM

Thanks GSD, his name is River

That's weird calling it "little wood" no wonder you don't have much motiviation to teach it!!

We've already got the full set out of articles out as it worked much better for us then slowly adding unscented articles as he was just randomly grabbing whichever one he saw first. Will have to move it outside and really test him at some stage though

KD83 · 07-19-2008, 12:35 PM

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Looks like River is having a great time. Sorry if you already explained this but what type of scent is on the articles which you want him to identify?

***Rivsky*** · 07-19-2008, 08:48 PM

At the moment I'm scenting the article I want him to find with food to teach him to find the one that smells. Eventually it will just be scented with my own scent, you hold the article in your hands and don't touch the other articles at all (so put them out using tongs).

***Swiftwind*** · 07-19-2008, 09:17 PM

That's really cool!

River has so many talents he's uncovering!

calgal · 07-20-2008, 11:57 AM

You guys sure do a lot of training. What a smart dog he is.

07-18-2008, 06:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
*Rivsky* Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Australia Posts: 3,793 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 141	Scent Work Thought I'd video our training session on this one this week. Once I figured out a method that helped him understand he needs to use his nose to find the "smelly" one he's been doing great with this one. This is our second session in a row where he managed to bring back all the correct articles. I'm still scenting them with food at the moment but still pleased with what he's been able to do so far
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07-18-2008, 06:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
*Rivsky* Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Australia Posts: 3,793 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 141	Thanks GSD, his name is River That's weird calling it "little wood" no wonder you don't have much motiviation to teach it!! We've already got the full set out of articles out as it worked much better for us then slowly adding unscented articles as he was just randomly grabbing whichever one he saw first. Will have to move it outside and really test him at some stage though
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*Rivsky* Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Australia Posts: 3,793 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 141	At the moment I'm scenting the article I want him to find with food to teach him to find the one that smells. Eventually it will just be scented with my own scent, you hold the article in your hands and don't touch the other articles at all (so put them out using tongs).
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*Swiftwind* Believe in Yourself Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 5,780 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 206	That's really cool! River has so many talents he's uncovering!
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07-18-2008, 07:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
GSD Herding dogs Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WI Posts: 1,135 Rep Power: 139	It's fun to teach them how to use all the senses for us, isn't it? we call that exercise "little wood" in Mondio ring. I don't train for it specifically, but have friends that do. I guess I can't bring myself to teach an exercise called "little wood". Technically its scent discrimination, but the other is a blow to my masculinity Us men have fragile egos you know anyway, (is your dog's name rivsky or river?? or neither??) I'm terrible for not knowing, I apologize. But it looks like river? rivsky? is enjoying it quite a bit. I bet in a couple weeks you can be outside with loads of unscented articles and one scented one and he'll come back with the right one. Good luck

07-19-2008, 12:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
KD83 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: -- Posts: 21 Rep Power: 9	Great video. Thanks for sharing. Looks like River is having a great time. Sorry if you already explained this but what type of scent is on the articles which you want him to identify?

07-20-2008, 11:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
calgal My Yorkster kids! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: central ca. coast Posts: 6,803 Rep Power: 230	You guys sure do a lot of training. What a smart dog he is.

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