Scent discrimination

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TimL_168
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Scent discrimination

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Brag post :DScool:

After some warm-up play time and obedience the other day, I decided to go back to some scent isolation/discrimination exercises with En. I set each search up to be a relatively easy find for her, but I placed distractions in the search area. These included other common scents/ articles I use. Each run, I would rearrange the search area and let it sit for a few. I'd offer her one scent out of the three I had placed and that we commonly work with. She nailed the search 6 times in a row. She ignored the scents that I hadn't offered and strictly went for the match. I switched the offered scents each run, and she didn't get confused even once. I was surprised. I honestly thought it'd be something we'd need to revisit and brush up on, since I've neglected to use this exercise in almost a year. Pretty happy with her work
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Way to go En!
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TimL_168
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Tell us about yourself: I am: a father of 2 boys, a carpenter, hunter, runner. We have extensive experience with sled dogs, shepherd mixes, a wolf hybrid, and our current dog a 95# long haired Shiloh Shepherd. We added Endeavor in April 2016. She was not working out in HRD. I train for game recovery and general utility.
Location: central MD

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Thanks! I'll tell her later 🙂
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Location: central MD

Re: Scent discrimination

Post by TimL_168 »

SEL wrote: Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:10 pm That's awesome! Are you thinking about doing an ORT or entering a nose work trial with her?
No, I use her for game recovery. Just do some other exercises when I don't have time or help to lay a trail for her to follow. But scent discrimination is a HUGE part of trailing. She got to be able to pick out the scent of one individual animal and stay on it's track, even when others cross the track.
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Post by ladyjubilee »

That is awesome. We're supposed to work on scent discrimination next, to help with Bramble's search task.
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