Reply To: Slowing down and creating search patterns part 2

[Michael D'Abruzzo]

Stormy is so damn cute! That was a great session! It would be good to stick with similar drills until the false indication rate gets lowered.

There is some troubleshooting to do:

– Is it from different levels of odor on those objects?

– Is it from any cues from you?

I would be curious to see what happens if Brian hides for you, so you are totally blind to the location. If she falses, he can simply give you a thumbs down and you keep searching, if she is good he gives you a thumbs up and you reward.

One good thing about blind searches is that it automatically forces the handler to notice the differences in their dogs searching behavior.