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Nosework Training - Getting Started With An Indication

Before you introduce your dog to a target odor, you should create a solid indication behaviour. In dog training, we talk a lot about getting behaviours consistently before we try and put them on cue. This way the dog has a clear idea of the behaviour before we start calling it something. When we do give a cue, we can reliably get the dog to do the desired behaviour. This way it's easy for the dog to understand that when they perceive the new cue, they then perform the desired behaviour. You always want the order to be: Cue - Behaviour - Reward If you repeat a cue over and over again and the dog doesn't perform the behaviour, it can become confusing what the cue really means. In Nosework, the target odour is a cue for your dog to perform an indication behaviour. So instead of a verbal or a visual cue, we are training the dogs a scent cue. Training a solid indication behaviour before introducing your dog to odour makes it really clear to the dog what they are supposed to do when they find the scent. There are many different types of indications, and there are pros and cons to different indications.The most common is what's called a "Nose At Source" indication, which we will be focusing on in this program. Having your dog freeze with their nose at the hide is a very clear indication to the handler, it's non-destructive, and it's flexible for both high and low hides. This indication also makes it very clear exactly where the odour source is. In some competitions, you may be asked to point the where the hide is and must point within a few inches of the hide. It's also important that your indication is non-destructive so your dog doesn't destroy and/or displace the hide, and if you are dealing with vehicle searches you don't want your dog to damage the vehicle. If your dog is looking for explosives, a destructive indication would be very dangerous! To teach a "Nose at Source" indication, we will use a target plate and teach a nose touch behaviour. If you dog is already familiar with nose targeting, this is very easy to teach. The best target plates are old margarine, sour cream, or yogurt lids. Most people have these around the house, and they are cheap! How To Do It: Start with the target plate in your hand, and present it close to your dog's nose Wait for your dog to touch their nose to the target plate, mark with a "Yes!" or a Click and reward your dog by placing a treat on the target plate. Repeat! Next Steps: Start mixing up where and how you present the target to your dog, including presenting the target plate further away Try placing the target plate closer to the ground until it is on the floor and no longer in your hand Trouble Shooting: If your dog tries to paw the target, don't reward and represent the target a little higher. Pawing is an undesirable indication because it can be destructive If your dog attempts to bite the target plate, try to present the plate more in the palm of your hand so it's more difficult to grab Make sure you don't use any verbal cue to tell your dog to touch the target plate! The sight of the plate should be the cue for your dog to touch their nose to the target. This will make it easier for your dog to transition to having the target odour being the cue to do the indication.