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I have access to an old house this Sunday - one that the fire department is going to burn soon.
I have very limited inside experience - do know we work systematically along the walls in a room then around objects in the room but I also know scent is very very tricky insde as opposed to outside.
Am thinking that hides put out very close to the time we start working the problem is the way to go at this point to minimize scent dispersal (I think there may be a balance because I would also like some problems where the dog has to work out the scent in a building but now think the focus should be realizing that scent can be in a building. Then doing some throws for motivation. Then going back in and setting off smoke bombs just to observe ..... We have done some problems in my garage and house that went just fine but they were *fresh* as well.
Realise the strongest scent may not be at source the way it travels and pools and not sure what to do with an alert that could be plausible - like opposite diagonal corners - I know scent can rise along the wall, travel along the ceiling and drop down but don't have the experience in buildings yet to know how to manage those alerts.
Suggestions? It is a good learning opportunity to take advantage of and I will be using a source on which the dog has been very reliable outside..... Scared of doing too much too soon and confusing the dog.... I have seen greater consisency in the dog getting to source outside than in horse stalls, trailers, etc. where he may alert several feet from source. For those I have been going *good* then taking him in to source.
I have very limited inside experience - do know we work systematically along the walls in a room then around objects in the room but I also know scent is very very tricky insde as opposed to outside.
Am thinking that hides put out very close to the time we start working the problem is the way to go at this point to minimize scent dispersal (I think there may be a balance because I would also like some problems where the dog has to work out the scent in a building but now think the focus should be realizing that scent can be in a building. Then doing some throws for motivation. Then going back in and setting off smoke bombs just to observe ..... We have done some problems in my garage and house that went just fine but they were *fresh* as well.
Realise the strongest scent may not be at source the way it travels and pools and not sure what to do with an alert that could be plausible - like opposite diagonal corners - I know scent can rise along the wall, travel along the ceiling and drop down but don't have the experience in buildings yet to know how to manage those alerts.
Suggestions? It is a good learning opportunity to take advantage of and I will be using a source on which the dog has been very reliable outside..... Scared of doing too much too soon and confusing the dog.... I have seen greater consisency in the dog getting to source outside than in horse stalls, trailers, etc. where he may alert several feet from source. For those I have been going *good* then taking him in to source.
