Canines have been locating bombs, drugs, and money for military and law enforcement for decades.
Canines have also been used to locate endangered species of plants and animals using their nose. They have also been used to detect bedbugs and diseases. The canine nose is 10,000 to 100,000 times stronger than a human’s nose. A dog can detect a drop of sugar in an Olympic sized swimming pool. The limits of what a dog’s nose is capable of has yet to be discovered.
The canine nose is extraordinary and they love to use it.
These jobs combine rewarding results for humans with a dog’s favorite thing to do, search for stuff. Based on these real life jobs this sport has been adapted for civilian dogs. This is a sport where your dog has a voice. You have to read and listen to your dog. A very profound partnership grows out of this. Your dog will be trained to locate and alert on various essential oils that are unique and not normally found in everyday life.
Every dog no matter the age, breed, size or temperament can excel at this sport.
The training process awakens your dog’s natural instinct to catch an odor and follow it to source. More importantly the training teaches you to read your dog by watching, listening and supporting. This sport is mentally stimulating for your dog and satisfies them in ways that physical exercise cannot. This is a sport that you and your dog will begin and grow together. It requires no previous dog training experience and your dog will teach you.
