Scent Work for Dogs
  • HOME
  • RUNNING A TRIAL
  • COMPETITORS
    • COMPETITORS BRIEFING
    • ALERT CALL
    • FOULING SEARCH AREA
    • HANDLING SW ODOURS
  • TRIALLING
    • EQUIPMENT
    • REWARDS
    • START LINE
    • POSITION OF OFFICIALS
  • THE ELEMENTS
    • CONTAINERS
    • INTERIORS
    • EXTERIORS
    • VEHICLES
    • VIDEO EXAMPLE
  • COMPARE SW
    • Comparison of Scent Disciplines
    • SW AND OTHER SPORTS
    • SW for FUN
  • EVENTS
    • Jo Bates Workshop Registration & Program
    • Jo Bates BIO
  • CLASSES
    • BEGINNERS
    • CLASSES IN 2023
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    • BEGINNERS Intake Feb 2022
    • BEGINNERS Intake Nov 2022
    • FOUNDATION BOX SEARCHES
    • LEAD HANDLING
    • CONTAINERS
    • TINS ON THE WALL
    • ELEVATED ON WALL
    • START ROUTINE
    • LOG WALL CLASS 2
  • BALD HILLS SS
    • Novice Containers
    • Containers
    • Interior
    • Exterior
  • EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
    • VIDEOS
    • Nose on Source
  • Class Timetable
  • TRAINING AN INDICATION

EXTERIORS

The scope for exterior searches is enormous and the degree of difficulty will be determined by the judge for that class.

It could be on the outside of a building and/or an area adjoining a building.  It could be a picnic setting or a park or school yard.  The hide could be on, under or in a part of the building or an item of furniture or prop or equipment (but not wheeled equipment) or it could be in a garden bed or in the grass.  Its height could be from low to the maximum height allowable for that class, and it could even be suspended (say from a building, piece of equipment, tree branch etc). 

In each class, there is a maximum height for each hide.

It is important that we expose our dogs to as many different scenarios as possible in training, so that they are not fazed by a different type of exterior;  and remember to pause at the start line so that you and your dog can take in the picture (and for the dog the odour) of the whole search area. 


In the table below, the duration range specified is the minimum and maximum timeframe that a judge can set for a search. 
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Value
NOVICE
ADVANCED
EXCELLENT
MASTERS
AREA
15 - 35 sq. m
35 - 75 sq. m
75 -140  sq. m
140 - 200 sq. m 
TIME
(set by judge)
2 - 4 mins
2 -4 mins
3 - 5 mins
3 - 5 mins
HIDES
1 known
2 known
3 known
0 - 3 number unknown
​to handler 
MAX. HEIGHT OF HIDES
​60 cm
90 cm
120 cm
150 cm
​ACCESSIBILITY
​Accessible only
​Accessible only
1 hide may be
​ inaccessible
​All hides may be
inaccessible
​DISTRACTIONS
None
1 non-food
2 non-food or food
3 non-food, food, human or mimic
​REQUIRED CALLS
Alert only
2 Alert calls
​ and Finish
3 Alert calls 
​and Finish
Alert(s) for each find
​ and Finish
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Pine Rivers Dog Training Club acknowledges the ongoing support of the Moreton Bay Regional Council.