Nosework (5/26)

It was good to get back to class after two weeks off for hot weather. 

Interior 1 video - Three hides set on three different "seats", at three different levels, in three groupings - off leash. I stayed in the doorway to encourage Gimme to work the threshold. This time it worked and she had it in 9 seconds. She did well on the other two hides, but first had to work through the realization she wasn't going to be able to get the toy out of the expen. I called her away from the toys, so she makes a quick tour around the room and ends up back at the same toys. "Do I have to leave these toys too?" You gotta love her thinking. After she finds the second hide, she goes right back to the toys, suggesting a chicken nugget and a new toy should be her reward for every hide. I tell her 200 toys is enough, but I'm not sure I've convinced her. 

Interior 2 video - This time we had the same set up, but the hides were set elsewhere on the same seat. Gimme again goes to check out the toy, but when I approach her she leaves it and doesn't go back. I got close to her, but didn't need to body block. She understands social pressure, so she quickly got my message. She did a much nicer job and cut her time in half. All the dogs were bemused by finding a hide on the bottom side of the little stool turned upside down. 

Interior 3 video - This time we had just one hide, in a crack in the floor. It was fascinating to see how sure the dogs were of their belief hide-must-be-on-stuff. They just couldn't accept a hide on the floor for an interior. Surprisingly, given her love of high hides, Gimme was easily the fastest to find this. I never expected this. She would have been even faster if she didn't have to check on the toys (just to be sure one hadn't climbed out of the expen). Such a goof!