Teaching dogs the 'find it' scent game 

This is exactly how I always taught my dogs nosework. When I was breeding American Bulldogs, my own dogs could find my kids in our small town whenever they didn't return home as soon as the street lights went on. I also trained dogs for others to be rescue dogs, service dogs, and search dogs for mines and ammunition. Meanwhile I don't breed or train dogs anymore, but I have cPTSD myself and after a retraumatization on September 7th in 2011, I got myself a Rottweiler and trained him to be my certified PTSD service dog. For the service dog training in public areas, I got help from another specialized trainer. I trained my own service dog at home every day. So I also had him work with the nose to find my medication pouch, my mobile phone, my keys, and my eyeglasses. When training my dogs for mantrailing, such as my kids, or for later mine and ammunition search, I also started with the tea bags at home. When I moved to training outside, I started there by using the water of sausages that had been conserved in glasses or tins. This scent is very intense for a dog, so it overlays the many other scents in public areas, both grass or asphalt alike. I used this sausage water over and over again, until the dog was perfect in any possible way to find the trail or position in public areas. It's crucial to really do this part of the training well and in many different locations and environments, before moving on to the next step, which is the search for a lighter scent. My kids grew up with animals and dog training and so they were able to do this training as well. My youngest son to train puppies was only 5 when he did this. Sadly my Rottweiler Lodur passed away half a year ago. My next PTSD service dog will be an Olde English Bulldog and I am so looking forward to training him for myself, and for obedience and nosework competitions. Dogs are simply wonderful and outstanding if you treat, educate and train them right. 💞

This is the most educational scenting video I've watched. You have a very beautiful voice that is lovely and calming to listen to. I like how you gave the dog an opportunity to think for themself. Can't wait to try this on my Jack Russel!

Really love your calmness in your training.

this is a really great video for not just the specific skill, but your use of the clicker and treats and your voice and how you use them all together. very well done!

Watched and did this with my GSD. Wow, I was surprised at how fast they can learn this. Many thanks for sharing :)

Clear message, clear structure, easy to understand, thank you

Thank you for this. Have a ridgeback that is progressing quickly in commands and needed a start on scent training.

Great video. I've been looking to start scent work games with my bloodhound mix rescue dog. This video explains things very well.

Really lovely video. So beautifully explained and a wonderful demonstration of ethical training. Joyful. Thank you :-)

We have 6 million they have 300 million ....aye caramba what an overwhelming gift for them....poor lovies!

Awwww "what happens if i pick it up and drop it on the floor? Do you like that?" Omgggg dogs man. Keep trying you precious perfect puppo princess. I love that thought process when they're confused. "Would you like a shake a paw? Here's one for you!!! No? Hmm. Are you sure?"

This video was sooooooooo helpful thank you for this!!

Thanks. Just getting started with scent work.

This is an amazing video! All the training can be done with simple everyday life items.

How is no one else noticing that adorable back leg bounce when she hears the clicker!?

Tell the dogs they cute❤

Thanks for teaching me what to do. I'm going to try and get Lefty to find my Chihuahua when I can't!

Love this video! Helps soo much thanks

I love what you're doing

Excellent video ! And your accent is so lovely too !

Great video!!

Thanks!

Thank you for this, im hoping to start this with my adit, to alert for high heart rate and seizures alert ❤

Om my goodness!! please do more

Wow!! Awesome

Hi Molly, I live in Woodstock GA USA and I have a mini collie that can find anything. He’s 3 and I’ve worked with him every day for 2 1/2 years. I want to train him for medical scent work and I think he’s ready. Do you know of such a school and how to get him a “job”? Either a school to attend or a video class. Thank you for your amazing videos!

I really love your video and the approach presented. Instead of making the dog search for food (which basically encourages the dog to pick edible stuff from the ground) you give her a very specific task to look for a specific scent. The reward comes after and is a true reward for the job well done, and not just a bribe or a food picked off the ground. I have a question: how to transition this method from, let's say, the tea bag to a toy search around the house. If the dog is already pretty good at finding the tea bag, when I would like to switch to a toy, should I first give him the toy to smell (and click + reward when it smells it) and then hide the toy and use "find it" command to ask the dog to search for it? If trained with a couple of different objects, like a tea bag, a sock with a certain scent, a toy and a scarf, is the dog going to be able to generalize what is the game about and when introduced to a new scent will it be able to play find it instantly?

She followed commands Very great Awesome special smart intelligent genius clever amazing fantastic amazing spectacular puppy and dogs

Great video. I’ve tried the peppermint in 2 cups with my lab but she loses interest very quickly. Any tips? I’ve tried with meat as well but similar results

Hi chic just found you I have a lockdown collie of just 3 I'm going to try this on him hes not clicker trained I'll do that Also thank you fro sharing you knowledge .

Fooled into using the clicker Hilarious

Cool

I think I am in love 😍😍. You are so GORGEOUS

what kind of dog is after the 3 minute mark? my dog looks exactly the same and shelter didn't know what breed he was, thank you

Grate video, interesting way to teach my dog. By the way and respectfully you are a beautiful woman which gives to this video an extra for being watch.

Tx

What do you use as treats for this trainning?

What would I use to sent train members of the family? Dirty socks?

Do you have a video on how to tell them to find a particular scent? Like dogs who find missing persons etc.

What other sense can I use and do I need to use a clicker I have a GSD that knows how to play find it when I hide treats throughout the house

Can you do this if your dog not clicker trained

at 41 seconds I dont understand what you said detecting counsel with the nose ?

Very old video, but hopefully I'll get a response. I watched it yesterday, and I thought.. I've got toilet rolls, peppermint teabags, why not. My pup is doing ok, but when I put the scent on the floor he likes to chew and shred the toilet roll. Shall I buy scentwork tins? Or keep working with what I have now?

My dog shows no interest in objects or scents other than food while we're training. She will just sit there and stare at me until she gets bored or frustrated. Any tips on getting started?

Are those washing machine and dryer in the kitchen?

Can this be done without a clicker? Great tutorial!

i likit ok.

I would love teach my dogs to detect my wife and my scent what should I use for this ?

Puppy is good Scent game Once she remembers Until she grew to become a dogs Scent smells At work

OH MY GOD I HAVE ADOPTED A DOG THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS DOG PLEASE CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT BREED OR BREEDS OF DOG IS THIS?

When do you add the cue? How did she know to sniff for it when you said "find it" ?

What is the breed of the puppy you train?

What kind of dog is she?

I’ll see if my dog can find my lost cat😢

Tried it with my pup but he eats the toilet rolls ;)

I hate the clickers they are always in the way, or you can't find it when you want to randomly practice some stuff. I copied nate schoemer and just day yes instead cause you always have that lol

i likit ok mi name is zane

Dont use clickers You may not have it one day 🎉

She’s a puppy not a dog yet

Really i'm not completely agree, more i don't like clicker and for me is useless. Why i say this? I have trained my dog to find truffles into the wood on the mountains. The search sometimes is long very long and the dog has to woks till 12 hours searching truffles. It is no necessary say find it, no clicker. He find all kind of truffles. And search a truffles till 50 cm to 1 mt under ground in a huge wood not so easy ...

Thanks!