Review of Important Concepts
Giant steps forward this week! Really enjoying "seeing Spot grin"! Keep up the great work with your happy dogs!
As we begin moving the hides out of boxes, we need to be especially sure that we are keeping the hides realistic and within the dog's ability while keeping up with good habits to insure a solid foundation.
Don't let friends and relatives place the hide without very specific instructions from you.
Remember to be quiet until you are feeding at the source.
Keep asking yourself how the dog tells you when he's found the hide. What does it look like?
Stay in one place if the dog is willing to search without you (so the dog isn't distracted by your movement.)
Help the search, not the dog.
Have a "Plan B" in case a search goes badly. (Don't move the hide. Use the environment to help.)
Don't stand near the food box.
Two Important Articles
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Lesson Review
In case you missed class or would like to review, here’s the link to what we did this week.
Week Three Homework
Round 1: Boxes and object, hide in a box.
Round 2: Boxes and objects, hide in a box next to an object.
Round 3: Boxes and objects, remove the food box, hide in, on or next to an object.
When hiding in boxes, work toward having 2-3 box flaps closed.
Add elevation. (No higher than the dog's nose.)
Try to work in at least 5 different locations
No grassy, outdoor areas
Be able to identify and describe your dog's change in behavior as it approaches and gets to odor
Bring one or two environmental objects that we can use during our searches in class next week.
Got Questions?
Please save your questions for class time. Most of the time someone else has the same question and they just don't know it!