Kenzo the Hovawart

"I think I am on to something." "Good girl, Tilde! Keep on searching!" We have been training to search for money ...

After a long winter stop, the arrival of spring also announced the start of a new tracking season. Kenzo was excited to be reuntied with...

This week I turn my blog over to Caroline Dunn - dog trainer, Search and Rescue handler, and Hovawart enthusiast - to provide us with a pee...

The tracking posts on this blog raised some questions I would like to answer. Some asked if they could start with tracking for search-and-re...

Kenzo sniffing apples One of the topics of last week's Nosework camp was scent discrimination. We could chose an item we would li...

Kenzo and Viva happily united again Yesterday Kenzo and me returned from nosework camp . After three days of scent feast, my head is sti...

Kenzo impatiently waiting for his turn to track Kenzo joined his first tracking class for this season. We used the time between classes ...

When we train dogs we use treats to reward them. That cannot be that different when you train tracking? Well, it is not that easy. The use...

One of the things that have always fascinated me is a dog's scenting capabilities. When a search-and-rescue party is on the news, or ...

Scent of the Missing. Love & partnership with a search-and-rescue dog by Susannah Charleson Are you intriged by K9 search and rescue?...

Are you ready to raise the bar and start with some serious tracking? There are many things you can practice beyond the first track . Lets ...

A track with multiple sharp turns can be a challenge for dog and handler. The change in wind direction blows the scent away from the track a...

Did you enjoyed your first track ? Hope you did well. When both of you are in for some more advanced tracking, the next exercise will help y...

Dogs love to find and follow scents. They discover the outside world with their nose. Its what drives them to go out for a dog walk. Trackin...