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Recently I published a quiz and one of the questions was, "What is the biggest contributor to dogs losing focus in a search?"  I found through the answers that there is a misunderstanding of sniffing in general and what constitutes searching.  You see...  just because...

I am currently sitting in an airport, after Thanksgiving, waiting to fly home to a state that is in a cold snap.  Leaving sunny Florida, albeit in a good mood!  Why?  Because I was just on Facebook on the FDSA Alumni Nosework page!  A question was asked by one of our...

It’s often said that Nosework is an activity for ALL dogs.  I’d like to explore that a little and share with you WHY that’s a true statement.  Other sports seem to gravitate to certain dog types.  Dogs who enjoy running, jumping and expressing themselves through...

Search Patterns have been on my mind lately.  The interesting thing about it is that it's not about IF you need a Search Pattern, it's about WHEN.  But we will get to that...  Search Patterns as a whole have their roots in professional detection.  In our competitions,...

One of the greatest travesties I think in nose work is the term "scent cone".  Why?  Because it's not a "cone" at all!  It's a PLUME!  As a result of this unfortunate visual, nosework handlers all over the world picture an ice cream cone or a traffic cone when trying...