Top Dog Chew Toys of 2018 – Help Your Dog Relax
We recently packed up 7 dogs for a 4000 km road trip, and brought and 7 Everlasting Fun Balls to help the dogs relax. All of the balls made it home, unlike several collars. I [...]
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Early Neutering May Affect Cognitive Function, Cancers and Joint Disorders
Puppy owners deciding when to neuter may find it interesting to learn more about the long-term health effects. One study compared Golden and Labrador Retrievers with spay [...]
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Building the Brains of Scent Detection Puppies with Early Scent Introduction
Starting at 3 days of age, we introduce scents of our litters of puppies, and follow the Biosensor (Early Neurological Stimulation) program (1) daily and introduce a new [...]
NEW Engagement Games Classes
What makes your scent dog happy? Is he more interested in checking out distractions than working with you? In our new ENGAGEMENT FOR DOGSPORTS classes, we use games to [...]
Nosework Makes Us Smile – Join the Fun at our Calgary Classes
Nosework Makes Us Smile – Join the Fun at our Calgary Classes starting May 30 at Kayenna Kennels, Calgary. Level 1 – Motivate your dog to love searching for scent. [...]
Sourcing, Residual Odor and Preventing False Alerts FAQ – Part 2
In Part 1, I explained why your dog should be working to source in every search i.e. getting his nose as close as physically possible to the highest concentration of odor. [...]
Sourcing, Residual Odor and Preventing False Alerts FAQ – Part 1
Question: Carla, can you suggest training exercises to help work through dogs (false) alerting on trace or residual odour? I assume that for the most part it’s team [...]
Only a few spots left! INTRODUCTION TO NOSEWORK class starts Wed. April 18 (Calgary)
Using the same techniques we use for bed bug and narcotics detection dogs, we’ll motivate your pet dog to love searching for target odor. This video features Jager, a [...]
Finding Looted Syrian Artifacts in Air and Sea Cargo – New Frontier of K9 Scent Detection Research
In the race to save Syria’s archaeological treasures, researchers at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center (PVWDC) are looking into the efficacy of detection dogs trained to [...]
What Should You Do About False Alerts? Mass Spectometry Would Help
Do you ever wish you had a machine to tell you what scents your dog false alerted on? It would be nice to get a definitive answer, especially when you don’t understand [...]
Welcome to Hunter’s Heart Scent Detection Training
Welcome students! We’re looking forward to meeting you and your scent dog. We’ve inspired hundreds of students internationally, including dogs of all ages, [...]
Upcoming Scent Dog Training with Hunter’s Heart
Classes at Kayenna Kennels, Calgary Learn nosework at Kayenna Kennels (near Southland and Macleod, Calgary) with a 6-week class. Level 1 – We’ve inspired hundreds of [...]
Scent Dog Training Classes Start Wed.
While it’s cold outside, come join us for some fun nosework! Classes start this Wednesday evening Dec. 13, 2017. at Kayenna Kennels (near Southland and Macleod, Calgary). [...]
Brittany Puppies Find the Milk | Hunter’s Heart BB x Boo litter Week 1
This Brittany puppy uses scent to find his dam’s milk at 1 week of age. At birth, healthy puppies are blind and cannot hear, for at least 10 days. A dam simply cannot [...]
Nosework Lesson #1 is Motivation! Register now for Feb. 22 Classes
Watch our students enjoying their motivational introduction to scent at their first nosework class. Our approach is to make target odor so rewarding it would be crazy to [...]
Nosework Theory 101 – Feb. 24, 2017 (Calgary)
Wonder how scent works? Learn about the science behind olfaction and how dogs learn scent detection. Topics include: What is Scent detection? Nosework demonstration How scent [...]
Welcome to Scent Detection Classes at Kayenna Kennels, Calgary
Welcome students! Hunter’s Heart is excited to offer scent detection classes, seminars and events at Kayenna Kennels, Calgary. Register [...]
