K9 Nose Work comes to Maine - don’t miss this exciting new class!

Paw-Zn-Around is pleased to bring a fun new class to Maine - K9 Nose Work. This is a wonderful opportunity for you and your dog to enjoy a low-impact fun activity together!

Is Nose Works right for you? Is your dog constantly sniffing and using his nose? Is your dog the type that “needs a job”? Do you have a shy or timid dog? K9 Nose Work might be just the sport for you and your dog! K9 Nose Work channels your dogs’ natural desire to sniff and hunt while you learn how to read and observe your dog. Your dog will burn mental and physical energy as they hunt for a target odor. Your dog gets fulfilled using his or her natural instincts; while you get the pleasure of watching your dog do something they love – using their nose.

K9 Nose Work is a positive way to interact with your dog, it’s an excellent confidence builder for all dogs, and a great way to channel the energy of dogs that “need a job”. Dogs work with their handler one at a time and dogs not being worked will be crated between runs.

Things you will need:
Harness (or flat collar)
6ft leash
Lots of high-value, smelly treats
Crate (or dogs can be left in well ventilated cars)
Positive attitude

Advance reservations are required by calling (207) 283-6642.

Introduction to Nose Work

Dogs have an amazing sense of smell and a natural desire to hunt. This class focuses on teaching you how to encourage and develop your dog’s natural scenting abilities by using their desire to hunt and their love of toys, food and exercise. It’s a great class for your dog to have fun, build confidence, and burn lots of mental and physical energy and to find out just how good is your dog’s nose.

Introduction to Odor Prerequisite: Introduction to Nose Work, or instructor approval.

This class advances the dog’s scent discrimination skills taught in the basic nose work class. All dogs are taught to identify the same scent, a natural essential oil. Additionally, we introduce techniques and tactics for building better dog/handler teamwork. High food or toy motivation is beneficial for this class. Some locations with longer sessions include the introduction to odor within the introduction to nose work class.

Continuing Nose Work Prerequisite: Introduction to Nose Work and Introduction to Odor or instructor approval.

Continuing Nose Work is for dogs that have completed the Level Two Nose Work class and have met minimum proficiency in finding their initial target odor. This class will continue to develop handler skills and will introduce the teams to additional target odor(s).

Advanced Nose Work

Advanced nose work is designed for the experienced teams and will expand both the handler's and the dog's understanding of the target odors and the concepts of nose work. This class is geared towards tactics, advanced handling and off-leash work. The teams will learn to navigate more intricate and challenging training scenarios.