Course Details
Did you know that there is an optimal time to call Alert? Sure, it may seem straightforward... but it's only straightforward when you are sourcing straightforward hides! As the hides get more challenging, the Alert call in competition or in a blind situation becomes a risk assessment rather than just waiting for the dog to alert. The handler has to evaluate the information that the dog is giving and then make a judgement call. The timing of that judgement call requires an assessment of behavior of the dog, an evaluation of the search area, and an overall sense of risk and tolerance for a fringe call.
In this workshop we will decompose dog search behavior and evaluate the thinking process necessary to go into a call and will practice deciding WHEN we can comfortably call an inaccessible or elevated hide while still remaining fast and efficient.
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Lecture Publish Date: Sunday Aug 3th
Video Submissions Due Date: Sunday Aug 10th @ 12pm noon PT
Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday Aug 13th
Instructor: Stacy BarnettStacy Barnett is a top nosework competitor and trainer, with many Summit Level titles in the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW), (Judd SMTx3, Brava SMTx5, Powder SMTx5). She is also a Wilderness SAR K9 handler with her certified dog, K9 Prize. Stacy has been a faculty member at FDSA since 2015 (Click here for full bio and to view Stacy's upcoming courses)
