Skill Building for Elevated Hides

• Online course you may access anywhere

• High-quality dog training instruction

INSTRUCTOR:

Lori Timberlake

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

Whatever venue your dog is searching in there are going to be times when hides are set above your dog's nose. Don't wait until your dog is at the highest levels of competition to start training for elevated hides! In this course we will break down elevated hides so that you can start practicing them at any level and be confident in reading your dog when you start to see these types of hides in competition.

ENROLLMENT OPTIONS:

Enrollment options explained here.

COURSE DETAILS

The goal of this course is to teach the dog how to source an elevated hide and to teach the handler how to call Alert! with confidence.

The course includes at least six different ways to practice elevated hides in order to show the dog as many scent pictures as possible. By setting up these searches at home and observing their dogs, handlers will learn to read what their dog looks like when working through an elevated hide.

Don't wait to start practicing elevated hides - start working on them today!

SHOULD YOU TAKE THIS COURSE?

Do elevated hides stress you and your dog out? Never fear, Lori Timberlake is here! This course will outline ways you and your dog can shift from dreading elevating hides to mastering and loving them.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS COURSE

• your dog

• flat or martingale collar

• back-clip harness (optional)

• 6'-8' leash

• 10'-15' long line

• LOTS of high-value and smelly treats

• crate or area you can stage your dog in while setting up your searches

• minimum of 10 boxes of various sizes (good excuse to shop at Amazon!)

• minimum of 10 novel containers (Tupperware containers, purses, bag, etc.)

• earthquake putty or GlueDots

• q-tips

• Birch ("Sweet Birch" aka Betula Lenta)

• Anise ("Aniseed" aka Pimpinella Anisum)

• Clove ("Clove Bud" aka Eugenia Caryophylatta)

• minimum of 10 tins with holes

IMPORTANT

Dog must know how to hunt for a target odor (Birch, Anise and Clove). Same exercises may be done with primary alone if the handler chooses.

COURSE OUTLINE

• How to Read Elevated Hides

• Boxes on Chairs

• Wall Hides

• Clothesline Hides

• Pole Hides

• Awkward/Hard to Get To Hides

• Suspended and Ceiling Hides

INSTRUCTOR NAME:

Lori Timberlake

NACSW Program Instructor

SHORT BIO:

The owner of Do Over Dog Training, Lori is an approved trial and official for several Scent Work competition organizations, hosts many trials and events every year and is an accomplished competitor in her own right!