WW620 Oct 04 - Building Nosework Skills: The Inaccessible Hide Due to Elevation

This workshop will focus on the Inaccessible Hide Due to Elevation. Inaccessible Due to Elevation is a fancy way of saying "High Hides". High Hides are challenging because the scent cones are not closed off from the environment and the odor travels farther. Additionally, the concept of the high hide and the timing of the marker can make or break teams in this skill. The handler needs to be able to assess the environment, interpret the dog, and give the dog feedback in a way that helps the dog to learn and to not create problems down the road.

There are two important aspects to training this skill... building the "concept" of the hide hide

and timing of the marker. We will cover the steps to introduce and fine tune your marker use in order to really give your dog and your performance an edge!

Specific topics of the lecture portion will include:

• A bit about air flow and the impact on high hides
• Understanding the value of marker timing for this type of hide specifically
• Discussion about reading the dog's behavior
• Identification of that "AH-HA Moment"
• Steps to introduce this type of hide and things to avoid at all costs
• How and when to abort a high hide
• Examples of application of correct marker timing