I love working with and training dogs. But the past year and a half I haven’t worked with ours much. It’s showing. Sometimes things in life require attention, and that’s been the case for me. But now that life is normal and okay and good, it’s time to get back to working with the dogs.… Continue reading Friday Favorites
Category: K9 Nose Work
Let’s Go Sniff
Y’all know by now I’m enamored of all things canine scent detection. Nose Work, Barn Hunt, Tracking, Earth Dog-yep all of it. So I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve let Jack’s Nose Work training slide over the winter. All kinds of excuses slithered across my brain. Too cold. Too tired. Too much trouble with all three… Continue reading Let’s Go Sniff
Nose Work Rocks
Nose work completely and totally rocks. I mean it. There’s just nothing like watching a dog use his nose to solve a puzzle. A puzzle that we puny humans can’t solve. We can just stand and be awed. I read yesterday on Arson Dogs that dogs can detect scents in parts per quintillion. Yeah, that’s parts. per.… Continue reading Nose Work Rocks
Nose Work Practice
Set up a Nose Work run for Jack tonight. Decided it was time to stop being such a slacker. Jack completely surprised me. Figured he would be pretty rusty, but nope. He rocked it like a boss! I set 4 hides: 2 birch, 1 anise, and 1 clove. The one I though would give him… Continue reading Nose Work Practice
When My Dog Became More Than “My Dog”
I’ve been trying for a week to figure out how to articulate something I’m sure many other dog people have experienced. I’m equally sure many of those people have explained the phenomenon much better than I ever will. But here goes. Something shifted in my relationship with Jack last Sunday. I can tell you the… Continue reading When My Dog Became More Than “My Dog”
Post ORT Report
So the comedy of the absurd continued the week before the ORT. Friday the 6th I got off work and realized the middle toe of my right foot hurt really, really bad. As in I could barely walk. As in someone released a horde of fire ants on my toe. Got home from work, took… Continue reading Post ORT Report
Countdown to ORT: Day 11
So we’ve hit the ridiculous point here. Monday night Jack and I get mildly skunked. But really is there any such thing as getting mildly skunked? If you count that the business end of little stinky pants pointed away from us so we just got the blow back, then, yeah, I guess that’s mildly skunked. Nothing,… Continue reading Countdown to ORT: Day 11
Countdown to ORT: Day 19
The members of the NACSW discussion group are a great bunch of folks. I sent out a plea for advice yesterday to help me deal with my nerves over the upcoming ORT. I’ve been overwhelmed by the thoughtful, supportive responses. I kept tonight’s practice pretty short-only three searches with one hide each. Also kept them simple.… Continue reading Countdown to ORT: Day 19
Countdown to ORT-Day 20
HOLY FREAKING COW…IT’S ONLY 20 DAYS TO OUR FIRST ORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay…big deep breath…that helped…one more…. Minor freak out today when I realized it’s only 20 days until mine and Jack’s first ORT (Odor Recognition Test). No biggie, right? Just my very first dog sport event as a handler EVER! One more big deep breath… Thankfully… Continue reading Countdown to ORT-Day 20
carolcollettphotography.com 