Find Your Fix- Sport Dog Scent Detection Podcast
JANUARY 27 2025 TRAIN TO TRIAL - TRIAL TO TRAIN
MENTAL GAME ON TRIAL DAY !
Our 2025 NOSEWORK SEASON is off and "running" ! Lets chat about TRIAL DAY and all the tips and tricks to be the BEST TRIAL TEAM we can be AND the BEST handler to our amazing search canine !
In this PODCAST we discuss taking our TRAINING TO TRIAL and supporting our dogs and ourselves for a FUN and PRODUCTIVE trial day. From once your IN the trial, thinking of travel, lodging, time frame to get to trial morning with the best frame of mind to build a Growth Mindset and Mental Game "ON".
Lets cover from how to prep before and during Trial Day to build your skill sets and MOST IMPORTANT plan and execute a FUN and FULFILLING day engaged with your dog in the activity and sport we LOVE !
We have PART ONE AND PART TWO for January and will follow up with AFTER TRIAL DAY and building your MENTAL GAME for future training and trial.
Mountain Dogs LLC
Jill E. Kovacevich, CNWI
mtnnosework@gmail.com
Find Your Fix- Sport Dog Scent Detection Podcast
HANDLER COMMUNICATION -HOW MANY WAYS TO SAY SEARCH- FIND- ALERT !
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 for HANDLER communication.
In our Train to Trail and Trial to Train Series we are exploring COMMUNICATION. In EPISODE we covered DOG COMMUNICATION and the broad view of the 1001 ways communication is present in our scent detection search to now in our next episode in Communication to talk about HANDLER communication.
First lets look at the 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. And more !