Trying to scent train my dog, way fun (just sayin)

But I was reading a article over vacation and the article didn't come home with me. I have now reached a point where I don't know what to do.

I used small pieces of PVC to hide antler cent and have her locate. Following the instructions closely she can now search and find the scent, then she lays down next to it to indicate that she has found the scent.

I did not commit the next step of training to memory, and cannot find any reading on line that matches what I was reading. I have no idea who the author or even what the title was.

So I thought I would make up the next step, I hid the antlers around the house with scent on them, but she doesn't retrieve them she wants to lay down next to them.

My concerns are I can teach her to retrieve them but will that mess up the scent aspect of the search?

how do I mix scent searching, visual searching and retrieving?

Is there a way to include blood trailing now that she is scent trained?

thanks for opinions oz

wow the detailed description of that book is awesome, I will be ordering.

oz

Johns book is top tier for anyone wishing to train there dog for blood trailing. You will not be disappointed!

Steve, I do not know what kind of dog you have. I have a JRT and he was really easy to train. When I got the little guy, I called a man who is known in my neck of the woods for his blood dogs. I wanted him to train the dog for me. He said he would gladly do it for me but I could do it myself. My pup was a natural and always had his nose to the ground anyway. I took some blood from some hogs and put it in a plastic bag in the freezer to store it. I started just putting out a little bit in the back yard with a treat at the end of the trail. Trail got longer and longer with a treat at the end of the trail. Honestly, there was not a lot involved on my end. Once he knew what blood was, he was on it. I do believe in constant reinforcement with dogs. Even if I took a deer and saw it fall, I would always go back to camp and pick up my dog and let him find it on his own. All I do is take him to the initial spot the deer was hit and he does the rest. Now, his big reward is licking the blood from either the entrance or the exit wound depending on which side the deer falls on. I even had some of my buddies let me run the dog on their deer even if they knew where it fell as well. Practice make perfect. Dogs are so smart. Many working dogs will work because they know you want them to. A real trooper works because he or she wants to do it.

thanks aggie I think I will try the trailing for a treat. She, a lab, locates scent real well but currently she locates and then indicates she found the scent by laying down. So a drag to a treat will work well.

oz

I wish I could teach my JRT to bark when he locates a deer, especially at night. He just stays with the deer and cleans up the blood without a sound. While your lab is still young, really make a big deal about her finding the treat. Praise her and love her up. That just makes her love it even more. She will come to love trailing as much as you do!

A lot of states, I think most, require you to have your dog on a leash.

Bowmania

What a wonderful thread! My Blue Heeler would love to do this if she wasn't so addicted to Facebook.

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