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Join me as we kick off a monthly series: 

"Preventing and Managing Common Problems". 

This month’s topic: Scent Articles

In this video, I dig into some of the most common challenges handlers face, ...

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One of the most common problems obedience handlers encounter is a slow return on the Scent Discrimination exercise. Your dog trots to the pile, finds the correct article… and then seems to deflate ...

Recently, I hosted a webinar- Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Your Goals. 

The first question in this video involved a dog that is sniffing the ground on his way to the scent article pile. 
When so...

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I’ve received lots of questions about the Scent Article exercise- let’s tackle them!

In this blog, I reference several additional articles. 👉 I've included links to those articles at the ...

On the Scent Article exercise, you have a choice. You can turn and sit and then send for the article, or you can send your dog directly to the article pile.

Pros and Cons
The turn and sit offers more ...

I get a lot of questions about the Scent Article exercise. Many problems are solved by helping the dog become more confident in his ability to perform.

Today’s video discusses several drills you can ...

My first dog, a tennis ball fanatic, taught herself to do scent articles. I noticed that when we were playing ball, and there were other balls present, she always brought back the same ball I had thro...