006 - Converging Odor: Tips, strategies and set-ups to help you conquer converging odor scent puzzles

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Road to Detection: Training Tips for Scent Detection Handlers, Competitors and Enthusiasts

Tamara Champagne

20 episodes

1 week ago

Ever wish you had a scent detection training mentor in your back pocket? That's exactly what you'll get when you tune into Road to Detection with your host, Tamara Champagne. Her specialty? Breaking down training theory and strategies into actionable step-by-step processes that help you get results with a whole lot less confusion. Road to Detection will deliver training strategies and tips about how to train and prepare your dog for noseowork competitions and trials. These actionable episodes provide valuable insights for scent detection, nosework, sport detection and scentwork handlers, competitors and enthusiasts. If you want to learn how to train your scent detection dog and optimize your training and trialing performance, you're in the right place! On this show I will answer questions like: *How to make a training plan for scent detection *What are the steps to teaching an indication *How to improve my dog's nosework performance *What do I need to prepare for a scentwork trial *How do I overcome my scent detection challenge *What scent puzzles are good for my dog

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006 - Converging Odor: Tips, strategies and set-ups to help you conquer converging odor scent puzzles

Road to Detection: Training Tips for Scent Detection Handlers, Competitors and Enthusiasts

34 minutes 7 seconds

1 year ago

006 - Converging Odor: Tips, strategies and set-ups to help you conquer converging odor scent puzzles

In this episode, I dive into the scent detection skill of converging odor. We'll explore the essential prerequisites before starting with converging odor, how to introduce new cues, and the art of progressing converging odor skills for your dog.

I'll also share some of my favorite tips for setting up multiple training areas, and gradually increasing the difficulty of converging odor setups. It's all about clear communication and prioritizing confidence, motivation, and independence in our training sessions!

In this episode we discuss:

00:00 Teaching Converging Odor: Requirements and Overview

14:38 Adding Multiple Hides and Cues to Containers and Area Searches

19:40 Tips for Setting Up Multiple Training Areas

24:34 The Importance of Confidence, Motivation, and Independence in Training

If you have any converging odor set-ups that you would love to share, send me a DM, or tag me on IG and FB! I love seeing other people's scent skill set-ups!

If you're looking for an interactive way to keep your scent detection training fresh and interesting, grab my Tiny Decisions: Scent Detection Skills Wheel and never be left wondering what skill you should train! https://caninedevelopmentandtesting.com/contact/tinydecisions