Nosework (1/32)

The searches for this class were high-low hide challenges. So every search had two hides, one high and one low.

 

Interior 1 video - She really skidded when she caught the drift off the ladder, but it still took her a bit to find the hide there. This was a nice solid search. I love that she's so confident and has no issues with putting her feet up on things.

 

Exterior 1 video - The search area was the sidewalk and 5 feet on either side. Gimme did a nice job finding the high hide. Then she was right on the low hide. I think the time she spent on the boards was because of scent drifting from the low hide.

 

Exterior 2 video - This turned out to be a very tough search. While the wall didn't feel hot, the dogs all had a hard time finding the high hide on the door. Perhaps the warmth and the channels on the front of the building caused odor to go straight up. The sun went down enough so it wasn't shining on the front of the building for the last team and their search was much easier/faster than the rest of us. The search area was the sidewalk from the first open bay door to the end of the building. Gimme goes out to the truck several times, but it doesn't seem to help. She sources the hide under the plywood almost the moment her nose gets close to it. When she goes back to the low hide the third time, I do pay her for it, even though I normally wouldn't. I thought she'd been searching a long time (nearly 5 minutes) and I wanted to reward her persistence. She does find the hide on the door. I have always loved her willingness to keep working until she solves a challenge.

 

Vehicle 1 video - This was a nice basic search and I was glad for a simple search after the building search before it. My comment about "can't see it" was because there was just a big clump of mud on the blade... and I couldn't figure out where or how the hide was hidden.

 

She did great.