Snifferdog sport FAC

What is it? Scent work turned into a game for people and their dogs. If you enjoy walks in the park and your dog enjoys sniffing than snifferdog sport is the game for you. Snifferdog is all about games you can play to train your dog for scent work. The same exercises we use to train search and rescue and detection dogs. Snifferdog events combines the scent work exercises with a golf type game where you walk your dog to areas that he can search for hidden articles.

Does my dog need to be a working dog to do snifferdog sport?

Nope! Snifferdog sport is for the weekend warrior. It is for anyone and any dog that just likes to have fun together.

My dog is an obedience dog school drop out can he play?

Sure. You need to be able to control your dog but snifferdog sport is played on leash so your dog does not need a lot of obedience skills. An advantage of snifferdog sport is that since you and your dog are doing something together the relationship you develop will make any obedience work you do better also. But snifferdog sport is not about looking good or points on or off your performance. It is about taking a walk with your dog and letting him use his nose to find articles that have been hidden for him to find.

If we use detection exercises to train my dog can he used as a detection dog after training?

Not without a lot more work. Snifferdog sport is about having fun with your dog not about working. Snifferdog sport might give you an idea if scent work is a discipline you and your dog want to pursue, but search and rescue dogs and detection dogs have very specific training requirements for the dog and handler teams.

How do I get started?

Join Snifferdog club for the news letter, access to upcoming events, attend a seminar to teach the foundation skills or if your dog already knows how to mark scent and locate and indicate it then sign up for a snifferdog event.

What if I do not see any snifferdog events in my area?

Contact us about hosting a seminar or event in your area.

I am a dog trainer how can I incorporate snifferdog into my training curriculum?

We host training the trainer seminars annually. We also have a short seminar that can be offered in conjunction with snifferdog sport introductory seminars. We also have class syllabus and training materials available to instructors and clubs that want to incorporate snifferdog sport into their training programs.

How can I become a snifferdog sport evaluator?

Email us for information on becoming a snifferdog sport evaluator. Evaluators must be current members of the snifferdog club. And have experience with some kind of scent work or snifferdog sport with their dogs.

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