I have spent 2 years casually training my older mini daschound on scent while I focus on my younger, sportier terrier.
With encouragement from friends I decided to put her in SDDA Started amd SHE DID IT!
She got her Started SP title!
I could cry i am so proud of her! Scent work has been soemthing that brings her out of her shell and helps her be more confident. I am so incredibly glad I have been working with her!
Trying to get into a routine and kind of getting stuck and wondering what others are doing. Do you practice nosework at home with your dog? What does that look like? I'm sure most of you guys are doing high-level stuff, I'm mostly interested in what you did when your dog was at a lower level.
For a dog fairly early in the process, how many searches? How long does a practice session take? Are you setting out a row of boxes and having your dog find the hide and then rearranging the boxes and doing it again? How many times do you repeat this? How long does a practice session take from setup to putting everything away?