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
  • RESOURCES
    • BLOGS
    • BOOKS
    • SUPPLIERS
  • CLASS VIDEOS
    • 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

INTERIORS

An interior search may be held inside a room or rooms in a building (for example an office, classroom, kitchen, bathroom, warehouse, hall etc).  It can be in an empty room.

The Judge may include props (eg furniture, children's toys or other objects) to add interest and complexity to the search area.

The hide can be located anywhere within the search area – depending on the level at which you are competing, it can be on the floor, or on or in an object or piece of furniture;  it can be on top of furniture or some other object or suspended.   It can be just inside the room/start line (a threshold hide) or somewhere deep into the area.

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 interior;  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
10 - 15 sq. m
15 - 35 sq. m
2 Areas:
35 - 75 sq. m total
​2 - 3 Areas:
55 - 100 sq. m total
TIME
(set by judge)
1 - 3 mins
1 - 3 mins
1 - 3 mins
per search area
1 - 3 mins
per search area
HIDES
1 known
2 known
3 known
0 - 3 number unknown
​to handler 
BLANK AREAS
None
None
None
Maximum 1
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.