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ally pull her of
f the scent.
This comes with not know
how to read the dog. When
the dog gets "in odor" they
will change their breathing,
change their posture and
then do the alert. I have not
learned how to catch all of
this, so I was pulling her
away from the scent. So,
we had to get her off leash -
(which is how they work in
the woods to cover the
ground faster anyway) very
quickly, because of my lack
of handling skills:)
Also, another problem, is that after she makes a find, she likes to go back to it, because
she gets her toy. She knows where it is and doesn't have to work as hard by looking for
the other finds but still gets her toy. This is a common problem in scent dogs too but she
is getting better. At first I rewarded with the toy any way, but now I just tell her to find the
next one after I praise her.
Another problem is actually finding real scent to work with. I can use blood and hair but
need actual human tissue and that is hard to get, even for the police.
Daryl say it takes about one year or more to make a dog solid and reliable in cadaver
work. I started in November 08, and after the first two rocky months- with Daryl saying
she didn't have the drive and would never do it- she is now making finds most every time
- though she will still false alert sometimes. I train with the police about 3 times a week
and I train in my yard. When I train with the police, I don't know where the find is. A trus-
tee hides it for me. However, by training by myself, I learned a little more about reading
her because I know where I put it. The down side to this, is that the dog might start
tracking my scent directly to the finds but I have tried to eliminate this by hiding the ca-
daver scent in an area that I walk in alot.
My dog is a 10 month old, female Australian Cattle dog. I got her from Tina Priz. Her
registered name is One Two Isabella Blue. She has 4 conformation points and a Rally
Novice title. I am also working on trying to get a tracking title on her too. She loves to
track!
I don't know if she will make a cadaver dog, but I have really learned alot and I enjoy
spending time with Isabelle and training her. Its an adventure!
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