Putting your dog’s nose to work
Preparing and storing Nose Work odors isn't very hard. But it's important to do it right. If you don't take proper care with your oils, your dog's drive to find Nose Work odors will suffer, or maybe even vanish.
Nose Work odors are Essential Oils. The National...
Handlers need nice gear, too. We've talked about what our dogs wear for Nose Work: whether they should wear a Nose Work harness, what kind of harness might work best, and what kind of long-line might work best. What about us? It's time to...
When I took my very first Nose Work class, I bought a 15' nylon lead. It was cheap. It was lightweight. It came in a pretty red. I thought I was done buying Nose Work leashes and long-lines.
Fast forward to today. I keep finding excuses to buy new...
Back in May, we discussed whether to use a dedicated Nose Work harness. Now we'll talk choosing a Nose Work harness, including features, and some of the available choices.
Any harness you want to use for Nose Work must have a back clip. There are two big reasons...
You've signed up for Introduction to Nose Work, or another Nose Work class, and you'd like to know: Does your dog need a designated Nose Work harness? Is your dog better off if that special harness is a Nose Work cue?
It depends on who you ask.Personally, I prefer...