The answer is anyone who wants to….Our current loyal bunch includes secretaries, schoolchildren, Explorer Scouts and many others with an interest in the outdoors. It only takes about 90 minutes, and gives good exercise and fresh air!
Interested... read on!
One of the most important aspects of search dog training is the person that hides for the dog to find. The quality of a body can make the difference between success and failure for a dog.
In the early stages of training, the body should understand the principles of search training and be able to motivate the dog by making the finds as exciting and fun as possible. This is done by playing and making a fuss of the dog when it finds them. As the training progresses the body introduces the idea of barking before getting to play with it's toy. Eventually the body becomes innate when the dog makes the find and will only play with the dog once the handler arrives, which motivates the dog to bring the two together in order to get play.
It is this groundwork which motivates the dog to search for long periods of time once they have reached an operational standard.
We rely on these wonderful people who are prepared to give up their free time to hide for our dogs in all weathers in order to make our training possible.
If you feel you have what it takes to be an effective body, please feel free to contact us at j.macgregor@snhs.sch.im or contact details page of web site
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Some of our bodies working and a body's eye view of Lola making a find
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