| Sniff It Out |
| Dogs smell emotions. Amazing, maybe gross to you, but most creatures secrete scents that mark excitement and fear. Trainers take a few drops of drowning victim scent and bury it underwater, and dogs can locate it! Some dogs are successfully trained to sniff for cancer. There is such a thing as an occupational scent. That's right, and supposedly it sticks with you for years! Human beings have about 5 million odor receptors, while dogs, depending on the breed, may have more than 220 million! So why do dogs need to stick their nose up to a steaming pile??? Do they get more information? |
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We have the saying “Seeing is believing”,
which comes as no surprise, because we use
sight as our number one means of gathering
information about our environment. Well, for
a dog “Smelling is believing”. Dogs come
designed to use their nose as their primary
sense. So, it makes perfect sense that dogs
enjoy playing games centered around this
natural ability.
Since scent-work is a way to stylize
something your dog already does, it tends to
be easy enough for family members of all
ages to take part in the training. Plus,
sniffing requires a lot of concentration from
your dog…so one of the greatest benefits of
these games is that your dog gets a mental
workout. These games are especially good
when you need to give your dog something
to do when it’s too dark and rainy to go out.
Adding this element to play is surely
something everyone would do, if we
understood how rewarding it is for our
beloved pet.
Our 6 week scent games class introduces you
to a new way to structure games utilizing
your dog’s most dominant sense.
which comes as no surprise, because we use
sight as our number one means of gathering
information about our environment. Well, for
a dog “Smelling is believing”. Dogs come
designed to use their nose as their primary
sense. So, it makes perfect sense that dogs
enjoy playing games centered around this
natural ability.
Since scent-work is a way to stylize
something your dog already does, it tends to
be easy enough for family members of all
ages to take part in the training. Plus,
sniffing requires a lot of concentration from
your dog…so one of the greatest benefits of
these games is that your dog gets a mental
workout. These games are especially good
when you need to give your dog something
to do when it’s too dark and rainy to go out.
Adding this element to play is surely
something everyone would do, if we
understood how rewarding it is for our
beloved pet.
Our 6 week scent games class introduces you
to a new way to structure games utilizing
your dog’s most dominant sense.
| Did you Nose? |
| A Fun Scent Games Class |
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