"Target odors" refers to specific smells or scents that someone is trying to identify, detect, or eliminate.
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Once target odors are introduced to the dog, he will search for the odor only and find its source, then get rewarded by his handler with his favorite food or toy reward.
In this class we will introduce your dog to the first odor (Birch) in the series of three
target odors used in the sport of K9 Nose Work ®.
Dogs are taught to identify the first
target odor of the sport: Birch, a natural essential oil.
Advanced K9 Nose Work focuses on increasing your dog's scent discrimination skills, adding
special target odors to the search.
He'll search through boxes in this seminar for yummy treats or her favorite toy and we'll tell you a bit about the sport of Nosework and how dogs learn to search
for target odors.
Eventually, the goal is to
introduce target odors (birch, anise, and clove) and have him indicate where it is.
You and your dog will work as a team doing container, exterior, interior and vehicle searches to
locate target odors.
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Intermediate Nose Work Building upon the foundational skills from Beginning Nose Work, this class focuses on teaching the dogs to search for a
special target odor (one of three essential oils used in K9 Nose Work).
Dogs will learn to search for the
first target odor (birch) without help from the handler.
Unlike other odor... MORE «removers» than simply cover up existing odors, this shampoo completely removes
the target odor so you are left with a fragrance free room.
«removers» than simply cover up existing odors, this shampoo completely removes
the target odor so you are left with a fragrance free room.
Neither the dog nor handler knows where
the target odor is hidden.
Dogs are intrduced to the other two
target odors, (Anise and Clove) and move to offsite locations to practice searches.
NW2: recognizes proficiency in two
target odors and increases the difficulty level with larger search areas, more hidden odors, and more environmental distractions
The next workshop is «Intro to Odor», which will introduce the use of
target odors, the same odors used in competition.
Those looking to keep it fun searching for food or toy can still have fun and progress in the activity, but many people will choose to have their dogs learn to find
the target odors used in K9 Nose Work: birch, anise, and clove.
Target odors for competition in NACSW ™ K9 Nose Work ® events are made using 100 % cotton swabs, cut in half and scented with one of the three essential oils: Birch, Anise, and Clove.
To compete in the sport of K9 Nose Work ®, dogs will need to transition from searching for food or toys to searching for a «
target odor».
These kinds of dogs may not be appropriate for K9 Nose Work using
the target odors.
This course may also include introduction of the remaining two
target odors.
The first stage is to prove the principle, establishing that the dogs can be trained to scent
the target odors, and to utilize the machinery to do likewise.