@hybotics This isn’t exactly tracking a scent — he’s looking for a scented object rather than following a trail. We can’t really teach a dog about how to smell. We start by getting him interested in whatever he’s going to look for, and doing very simple games, then as he gets better at reading the “scent picture” you can make it harder. We’ve done three workshops on it. They’re designed by a woman who used to work for the Customs & Excise people, with dogs sniffing for drugs.
On the course, they start by getting you to play with your dog with a toy, to see which dogs will be interested in looking for a toy. The ones who aren’t search for cheese instead.
// @kdfrawg