This is perfect for my dog. She doesn't like toys, but she loves to smell things. We thought she was a pitbull/lab. Turns out she's a Rodesian Ridgeback/German Shepherd. She's a hunting dog and needs scent games to stimulate her best.

Good video. With the chicken and box game, the dog is like "Hey, I want the chicken"!!

Thanks for sharing

Amazing game

those look like fun easy games. I'm going to try them all. Thank you! I was just watching another video on nose work. They were training an "indicator". When the dog found the scent, he touched it with his nose then made eye contact with the trainer. The eye contact, Im assuming, was the indicator. Maybe this is where your dog is getting frustrated? They rewarded after the eye contact with a clicker for timing, then a treat and verbal praise.

@PuptoPerfection

6 жыл бұрын

yes they are meant to be easy enough for people of any skill level to play with their dogs using items they already have at home. I see how this may be confusing as they are not meant to be games to play to actually train for the sport of nosework, so i have updated the title accordingly. yes in the sport of nosework (where dogs search for birch, anise, clove, and/or cypress oils) we do train an alert because otherwise it would be tricky to tell when the dog has found the odor. but for these games, that isn't necessary. Finley is a weird little dog and this video was filmed before we started him on medication to help with his anxiousness. He is food driven to the point that if I use something higher value than his kibble in training, he becomes over aroused and has a hard time focusing. That was the source of his frustration- there was food that he couldn't immediately get to, so he became frustrated and started to dig at the towel in order to get to the food instead of using his nose. This was also a newer concept for him at the time (this video is going on two years old) as I hadn't done much scent work with either of the dogs at that point. If you go watch Finley's Expert Trick Dog Title video, he performs a nosework box search (just looking for food) and you can see the difference in his behavior when it comes to scent games now compared to this video. He's much more calm and also does have a "look to handler" alert.

The dog is so cute and funny🥰

What is the reason that you can't use citrus or peppermint tea bags?

Hi there! Great video!! What kind of dog is Finley?? We just adopted a stray and she looks just like him!

@PuptoPerfection

3 жыл бұрын

he's a chihuahua mix! Mostly chihuahua, min pin, jack russel

Number 1: that is a fine looking dog 😘 second: very fun looking games

@PuptoPerfection

4 жыл бұрын

thank you!

I noticed the edits out at the take it part. So he needs to learn nicely I guess. It seems like a good video but rushed together as you can't wait and help him telling him where it is. But the ideas are great I will devise a version of. I like how your dog sits and waits though my puppy knows food around and he's not bothered about anything else. But it's day 8 today and he's 10x better today. I hope its mostly just trying to dial out the competitive nature of food that he knows from being with his family he still eats as fast as well mayb a tiny bit calmer. I guess I could help it by feeding spoonfuls each bowl let him eat a portion one spoon per time. He is working for his bowl full though he knows where to sit one paw in my hand and watch waiting as I lower the bowl but he breaks for it once its eye level with him. So I raise it again then he jumps into his spot throws his paw at me and watches the food lower saying wait. I'm at about 1-3 inches off the ground he breaks so I just allow him. But want him waiting until I say its OK. I want him to see the food ready on the floor but wait until told its OK. I stroke him and stuff he eats faster then though but never growled or anything. I want him the way my staffy was with food. That's my food I'm just letting you eat it. I can take it back anytime. And you'll just watch. So yes I'm going to start one spoon at a time now keep our routine and get him used to me taking it back and adding more. So he's happy for me to take it. Just like my old boy staffy was but I didn't train that. He just did it. Age 10 months old when I found him free to good home. I just kept it up. As an adult dog years old ide sometimes forget and place the food carry on with something else. 5min later notice he's still staring at me waiting to go to his food bless him. Walking in town he'd snatch up a sandwich peice or something he found but ide open his jaws up reach in and take it. He'd not like it but let me do it. He'd just try to swallow it faster next time but I always won. Once his jaws open my hand near teeth he give up. Now I'm with malnois and truly hope to get him the same way. That staffy trained me not the other way around. He was incredible in everyway. Plus I was his 4th pairing in 10mnths but I was the man he was looking for traveled the width of England to find getting closer and closer. Brilliant dog he must have been a great puppy and yet he was still given up 3x.

sorry to ask and i might know but want breed are your dogs ?

@PuptoPerfection

3 жыл бұрын

no worries! finley & scarlett are both chihuahua mixes. scarlett is mostly chihuahua, pom, and dachshund. finley is mostly chihuahua, min pin, jack russel & rat terrier.

Do you have any suggestions for games where I don't need to do much? I'm looking for something to occupy my dog when I'm feeding or playing with my baby. He gets lots of interactive play and cuddles but I need to find something to keep him busy while I'm doing these things so he doesn't destroy the house.

@meganwright9763

3 жыл бұрын

I really like the last game on here, if you have any more like that?

@LorettaPowell

3 жыл бұрын

Crate training and a good place command keep the dog calm while you are busy. Robert cabral has videos on this that are invaluable.

@MarioKhoury

3 жыл бұрын

bro crate them it really is that simple lol

@themontecristo1985

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe a treat puzzle?

Odd, why reward them when they get it wrong?

@PuptoPerfection

2 жыл бұрын

when he gets it wrong, i encourage him to get it right first and then reward him for that. this was finley’s first ever time doing stuff like this, so of course he’s not going to be perfect at it. these are just games to encourage people to do something with their dogs. getting a dog using their nose is great mental stimulation & enrichment, which is something many pet dogs are lacking. however this video is also years old at this point, and watching it back now this is not “perfect” training by any stretch. i wouldn’t necessarily do everything the same way anymore, but considering this isn’t meant to be used for anything other than playing with your dog at home…. 🤷‍♀️