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Nosework Scent Detection Class Vancouver

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Scent Detection

Your dog’s got an amazing nose! Train them to use it! Dogs using their nose benefit from:

  • Enrichment from being able to express their natural instincts to sniff
  • Mental stimulation from having to use that sense to perform a specific job
  • Reduced stress and boredom at home, in just 5-10 minutes of scent detection per day

In this course, we’ll teach you how to train your dog to search for, detect, and indicate they’ve found a specific scent. Exactly how working dogs are trained to detect bed bugs, flora and fauna, contraband, and even medical conditions in patients.

Students will be provided Scent tins with odour, on the first day of class, which they can use for the duration of the class and keep afterwards. The following items will need to be obtained by the students themselves:

  • Colander (required for first class)
  • 3-6 matching Tupperware containers (approximately sour cream size) – for use at home unless instructed to bring
  • 3-6 matching boxes – for use at home unless instructed to bring

Curriculum:

Week 1:
– Intro to nosework
– Building value for odour
– Patterning
– Intro to tins
Week 2:
– Review Nose Touch
– Discrimination
– Shell game
Week 3:
– Distraction
– Building Duration
– Red Light / Green Light
Week 4:
– Generalization: Scent can be anywhere
– Gear discussion

– Discussion on Cues

Week 5:
– Inaccessible hides
– Discrimination of inaccessible hides
– Handling / Body Language

– Discuss Scent Kit

Week 6:
– Put it all together
– When to call alert
– Next steps

Program Tuition

$353 + GST
(6 week course, plus $5 for scent kit)

For details regarding class/training policies, please see our Policy page:

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Where and When?

Mount Pleasant (Baby D’s)

Wednesdays with Paige, at 6:45 pm. November 13-December 11. Sold out!

Wednesdays with Paige, at 7:45 pm. November 13-December 11. Sold Out!

 

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This is an advanced class.  Dogs must have finished all Foundation Skills classes first.

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