Find Your Fix- Sport Dog Scent Detection Podcast
OCTOBER 2024 TRAIN TO TRIAL - TRIAL TO TRAIN- COMMUNICATION SERIES CONTINUED !
Objective - Lets brainstorm the parts and pieces that may be "communication" in scent detection and the semantics - words and concepts to describe those training and trialing ideas
EPISODE 1- Lets give a broad view of the 1001 ways communication is present in scent detection sport searching !
Definition: What is communication in simple words? Communication is a process that involves sending and receiving messages through the verbal and non-verbal methods. Communication is a two-way means of communicating information in the form of thoughts, opinions, and ideas between two or more individuals with the purpose of building an understanding
What words might describe COMMUNICATION ?
Everything we see, do, hear, feel, think
By and Between
Dog - Handler - Environment
My List- Aleks' List
Communication is the key to dog and handler clarity for learning and training the task of seeking and finding in nosework.
Lets explore training concepts that "involve" include or depend on "communication AND break down the "areas" for more in depth focused discussion of those perceived as more important areas for our next few episodes and maybe even identify our favorite or most compelling areas of need in training our scent detection dogs.
What communication can we think of that occurs from
From Handler to dog ?
Lets break these down in our next episodes for a more focused discussion
on each !
Communication from handler to dog
Lets CHAT and discuss communication "C"
C to search
C of source
C at source
C as markers
C for duration
C for problem solving
C for distinction/ differentiation
C for distractions
And more !
Join US LIVE- Join US Recorded ! Just JOIN us for Find Your Fix Fun !
Mountain Dogs LLC
Jill E. Kovacevich, CNWI
mtnnosework@gmail.com
Find Your Fix- Sport Dog Scent Detection Podcast
Getting to Know Our Podcast and Building Growth Mindset-Part One
Welcome Everyone to the Mountain Dogs Coaching Call & Podcast. Im Jill Kovacevich from Mountain Dogs and am excited to launch a new format for our monthly live-zoom coaching calls. We will be recording the audio from our live zoomcast and uploading a link to the Mountain Dogs and Release Canine websites, and onto our Podcast Hosted page, as an On-Deman Podcast available to a broader audience as a scent detection sport dog training and trialing resource.
Getting to Know Our Podcast
1- Format Change- We have had great success with our coaching calls covering training and trialing topics, that are invaluable, with input from all those that attend. But rather than offering the live cast to only those who attend live via zoom, offering our discussions as a valued training resource has great merit , so we can reach a broader audience via a recorded PODCAST with published links on the Mountain Dogs and Release Canine websites.
2. More Expertise - We are adding Aleks Woodroffe from Release Canine as a co-host/ co-coach to broaden the discussions and provide added perspectives to nose work and scent work training and trialing.
3- Guest Speakers- We look forward to adding Guest Speakers to discuss hot topics again with the added benefit of posting the coaching sessions as an available on demand PODCAST and important resource for training.
Host and Co- Host Introductions
Introductions- Jill and Aleks;
Jill Kovacevich from Mountian Dogs in Colorado is our moderator and co-host with over 13 years of nose work coaching, training and trial experience and as a trial event host and official with NACSW;
Aleks Woodroffe from Release Canine joins us from Arizona and brings another perspective for coaching on all things nose work and scent work. Aleks has extensive experice in multiple nose work trial venues as a compeitior, trial host, AKC Judge and highly experienced coach including NACSW and AKC Scent Work.
Aleks- give us your background in nosework and scentworks, how you got started and where you see yourself today with all the numerous nosework and scentwork hats you wear.
Our Podcast- Your Training Resource
Resources -We aim to provide you with training resources- Tips and Tricks to Fix- discussing how we, Jill and Aleks, are available as a fundamental resource to your nose work dog training. We will detail specific methods and chat about whether those methods are inclusive or exclusive, pros and cons of each, the impact of a result focused training versus a growth mindset with a goal to develop a balanced skill set for your nose work team success.
Inclusive- Open Minded Approach
Offering open minded discussions on multiple and variable training methods and techniques cationing as best we can to avoid the "Never" and " Always" training regminens to support an open inclusive dog training development that is so important in nose work, no matter which event venue you or we choose to enter or have available for competition or trials.
Future Topics-
-Distractions- Environment and More
-Engaged Dog- High and Low Arousal and the Engaged Dog
-Running the Elements- Setting up training for all elements- NACSW and AKC and more
-The Box Search and Intentional container distractions- How to Train for success
-+R Nose work- using food or toy as primary reinforer for Intro to Elite and Summit beyond
