AKC Scent Work | Intro to Dog Sports
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welcome to a Casey cent work the fun
sport that rewards your dog for doing
their favorite activity sniffing dogs
experienced the world through their nose
an AKC set work gives them a chance to
use their strongest sense in an exciting
way sport mimics the task of working
detection dogs rather than drugs or
explosives dogs search for specified
scent or odor dogs love using their
noses to uncover the hidden odors and
solve these son puzzles all dogs whether
small or large of any age from puppies
to senior dogs can learn and be
successful at a KC sunward any dog
purebred or mixed breed who is 6 months
or older and registered with the AKC and
participate in a Casey scent work dogs
with physical limitations are encouraged
to compete
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a Casey sent work searches take place in
a variety of locations both indoors or
outdoors and on all types of surfaces
dog handler teams typically search for
for target odors birch anise clove and
cypress at an AKC scent work trial dog
handler teams search a specific area
where one or more of the target odors
called hides have been concealed dogs
must locate and communicate that they’ve
found the hide to their handler then
calls out alert to the judge torn a
qualifying score the team must locate
all hides within a specified time limit
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it’s easy to get started with scent work
no expensive equipment is needed and
since a Casey scent where trials are
often held in everyday locations like
offices classrooms or parks training can
take place anywhere you can practice
with your dog in your home backyard or
neighborhood you’ll just need some spare
time and the target odors your local AKC
scent work club or training facility may
also offer scent work or nose work
classes when you feel ready to compete
in your first trial you can search for
upcoming events using event search on a
KC org
besides being a lot of fun for owners
and their dogs a Casey cent work offers
many great benefits for your dog since
dogs lead the search they learn to
problem-solve and gain focus scent work
provides them with mental and physical
exercise and it is a great way to keep
the minds of older or physically
challenged dogs active scent work helps
build a dog’s confidence as they locate
hides and are rewarded shy or nervous
dogs become less fearful of new
situations going somewhere new is no
longer scary your relationship with your
dog will become stronger since you must
trust your dog’s nose to follow it to
success a Casey scent work will improve
your communication skills and strengthen
your bond
come join the fun for more information
about getting started with this exciting
and rewarding sport visit a kc org slash
sent work your dog well thank you
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