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Lucy – a Nose Work Love Story
We called her the world’s biggest beagle, back in 2018 when Lucy first came to Encore Enrichment Center for Shelter Dogs. Although clearly there was some yellow Lab mixed in for good measure. Lucy had been adopted twice and returned twice. Her ability to scale chain link fences and desire not to be alone in…
Read MoreOur Newest Nose Work Grads
Congratulations to our newest Introduction to Nose Work (1) graduates! On March 8, these great pups and their handlers completed the six-week course. They learned how to search for food in boxes, out of boxes, and on objects in the room. We even did one class on how to search a vehicle. The main goal…
Read MoreSuspended Hide Drill
As your dog becomes more experienced in nose work, he or she will start working on elevated hides (those that are too high for a dog to reach, at least initially) and suspended hides (those hanging from a ceiling or overhead structure). My advanced class students and their dogs have been already been introduced to…
Read MoreClass Graduation!
We had a reason to celebrate on Saturday, Dec. 10 – it was graduation day for the first Introduction to Odor class at the new facility! During this session the dogs learned that the novel odors of birch and anise were valuable and worth searching for. We did searches in boxes, out of boxes, outdoors,…
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