Jason Cortis

Download your quick reference sheet below: In dog training, clarity and timing are everything. This is no different in scent work. We want our dogs to understand what cues mean, what behaviour we’re looking for, and exactly when they’ve got it right. A marker gives you a way to clearly communicate this, pinpointing the exact moment your dog performs a correct or desired response and behaviour, whether that’s recognising odour, showing a change in behaviour, or giving a final indication at...

February had Nosey Dogs hosting our very first All-Scent Taster Day where we welcomed owners and their dogs in to explore the incredible world of scent work for the first time. Across the day teams got hands-on with scent detection, mantrailing, and an introduction to tracking , all set at our venue in #Worcestershire . From the very start dogs were straight into the action, using their noses, solving problems, and discovering just how powerful their natural scenting abilities really are. We...

Laying our own tracks in tracking can be a little contentious. But it's only a problem if we let it become one. When we lay our own tracks for dogs to follow in tracking, we are using an effective foundation method to give both us, and the dog time. Time to practise the core skills of tracking and time to understand the game in a way that is clear, repeatable, and motivating. Research into the dogs ability to sniff and how they learn shows us that they have to process and work from really...