Free Scent Work
Training Tips

Handling Check-In:
Are You Rushing the Search?

When it comes to Scent Work, our dogs should be leading the search, taking the time they need to solve the complicated odor puzzles. But are you rushing them instead?

Handling Check-In:
How Would You Rate Your Leash-Handling Skills?

Leash handling skills can be a tricky motor skill for handlers to master, but lacking them can hold you back as a team.

Handling Check-In:
Are You Making This an Unbearable Job?

Scent Work should be your dog's most favorite of activities...but are you inadvertently making this unbearable for them instead?

Handling Check-In:
Do You Know How to Work Corners?

Corners can be the bane of many Scent Work dog and handler teams. In this training tip, we give you some ideas on how you can better work corners.

Handling Check-In:
Does Your Dog Have Composed Excitement?

As handlers and trainers, we need to ensure our dog is embarking on their searches with the right amount of excitement for them. We discuss how to go about this in this training tip.

Common Question:
Lingering v. Residual Odor

A common question handlers will ask is what is the difference between lingering odor and residual odor. Bacon can help us answer this question.

Handling Check-In:
What is Your Body Telling Your Dog?

We talk to our dogs all the time with our bodies. This communication also happens during our searches...but how clear are we really being? Find out with this training tip.