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Day 124 Experiment in scent
Today tried something new. Stuffed my wife into a wooden box 40m upwind with a mattress pump connected to a pipe leading under a wood pile. Kizmet obviously picked up her scent but was a little confused and did not do a good bark alert despite finding the correct spot. Idea is to be able to give her a smaller scent picture than a close by human body. It is hard to replicate a deeply buried person under a few floors of building but a pipe with a weak pump blowing in means I should be able to play with the concentration a bit. Also can use less obvious hides with a pipe than a full human.
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@Lynne Willmott Hard to say but the wooden box is pretty comfortable compared with perched on a burn pile or inside it with random critters. Then there is the muddy hides or laying tracks on wet sloping ground.
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@Nina Tapia Normally with a full person she would be a lot quicker - this scent was a bit confusing for her. Dog finding a person they know comes pretty naturally. Finding strangers depends a bit on the temperament of the dog and its motivation. Getting a reliable final response on rubble and sometimes out of sight of the handler is where dogs succeed or fail in the end. If they loose confidence sometimes the search behaviour falls apart under any stress.
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Day 125 more jump reps
Just some reps on collection for turns - trying to keep simple and work on one basic thing. Out of town for work without a dog for the rest of the week so will be quiet time for both of us.
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This or That - Breed Edition
Comment which one you would rather have and then post another for the next person. Labrador or Golden Retriever?
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Cannot beat a Golden to make you smile on a bad day and a working golden gives that plus a great training partner so has to be golden
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@Nancy Beauchemin Sounds like she is a brilliant worker. I could not however deal with a show golden coat - have looked after several for friends and family and the grooming to prevent getting a free shag pile carpet would kill me.
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Day 43
Kairo wasn’t engaging with the toy today, so I tried sitting on the floor. Somehow, this unlocked her play drive and she joined the game. Our play still requires a lot of work!
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That is looking good to me. Being down with them beats looming over top I am sure. I did a video for someone on how I built up play with Kizmet when she was a 3 month old puppy. I would do the same things with an older dog so might have something in there of use to you - but every dog is different and has their own style and preferences in play.
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