I’m happy to share that I earned new Scent Work Titles on the weekend! I haven’t been doing much in the way of dog sports since the spring and now this month I’m back to doing some Scent Work and it is going pretty well for me. All three of us were at the trial both days. Olivia has the metal kennel because she busts out of the soft crates. She also has to have her kennel covered or she throws temper tantrums when one of us goes to search and she has to stay behind. We each have our own fan too so we stay cool.
The three of us are now all in Masters or Detective which are the two highest levels of Scent Work. It is great, but searches are more difficult and judges can make a big difference as well. This week we all had some bad luck with searches not even one dog passed, so we are thankful for the Q’s we did manage to earn.
Poor Madison ran Master Buried Hides. Buried means the odor is in sand or in water. There are a lot of containers of both and there are the unknown number of one to four hides. Madison managed to get one Q which is a good start anyway. She is excited to search other things, so she really wants to finish Buried Hides. No one, human or canine, likes Buried Hides.
Olivia went it with big goals and came out with not much. She did two Detective runs which she says are a blast but did not pass either one. To finish her Masters Overall Title she needed three container legs and she only got two because Mom messed up the last search. They both has tons of searching fun but are a bit sad about the results of just two Q’s. I’m sure they will get that last one at the next trial.
I had four Master Interior searches, sadly, didn’t get a Q in any of them. The number of hides is unknown and it was pretty tricky. I also had two Excellent Buried Hide Searches Sunday. I passed the first one which is the only one that mattered. The pass earned me my Excellent Buried Title and my Overall Excellent Title. Now I’m completely in Masters and can also do Detective if Olivia ever lets me have a turn. Mom and I have struggled for a long time with sports and my attitude. This weekend I was a happy dog. Happy to be along with the family (except the car ride) and happy to be working. I did work hard and give things a good try. Hopefully another trial will come up locally so I can work on my Masters Elements I still need.
The trial was held by the Rottweiler Club, thus the photo with the Rottweiler. Olivia earned these same titles at one of their trials back in May!
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Maybe you only need to sniff in spring and fall since it is cooler, Bailie? You did awesome! XOXO Sparkle
I do better in cooler weather and most trials are in cooler weather. I’m just very emotionally tied to my mom so if she is upset, I can’t work and that creates problems.
Everyone has good and bad days but your good days really. Out weigh the bad.
I’m doing better lately, but now the season is pretty much over for this time of year.
Well that is darn good and I love that first photo with fan club!
We are a fan club, that is funny!
Mom admires your mom and how she manages the crates, the fans and the cover. She has no idea how your mom manages all of that equipment — it looks like a lot to set up and a lot to take down! Sounds like it was so-so weekend. Maybe you can call it a “learning” weekend! Great post — we love all the pictures!
We all learned a lot about judges and scent work that is for sure. It was still good to be out sniffing. We left our crates overnight too so Mom only had to haul them one time. It’s something you start doing and then it seems to expand with time as you learn more about sports.
Congrats on the titles and ribbons. And most important, you all had fun!
We did have some good fun and also some stressy moments but fun overall.
Every experience is an opportunity for learning. You girls did good – keep learning!
We are always learning and out mom has a lot to learn still since her nose doesn’t seem to be able to do a thing.
How fun and all those beautiful ribbons too. Perfect. You’re all so cute.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches all around and a hug to your mom. ♥
I’m super happy to have my fancy ribbons. Olivia really wanted fancy ones too but maybe next time.
Love all the photos of you and all the ribbons!
Thank you.
Wow ! Your photos with all the medals and decoration are gorgeous !
Thank you. It was a nice photo spot they set up for title dogs.
Way to go Girls!!! What do you do with all those ribbons? I have boxes of them, momis rying to figure out hoe to display them neatly ans has experimented with the ribbon wreaths she has seen on facebook, but she is not very good with fine motor skills. wath does your mom do?
Chablis
Mom frames our certificates and all the ribbons hang on the frames, so our walls are pretty much ribboned up. We all love to see our successes hanging all around us.
Good job, Bailie! It sounds like you all had a fun weekend, even if you didn’t get all the results you hoped for. ♥
We learned some things and had a good time sniffing. I guess we can’t win all the time.
Sounds like everyone had a pretty good time, and we bet next time you’ll be ready!!
Lots of the trouble this time was from the way judges set hides, but next time we will hopefully have better success. Scent work is always kind of hit or miss depending on the judges.
Congratulations, girls! You are going to need a room just for all of your ribbons!
Our office is also our ribbon room and we like it because we are in there most of the day and can see our accomplishments all the time.
Keep it fun, and the Q’s will come!
Fun is the key for us all and Mom needs a bit more courage but she is working on it.
This is such a cool post. I love how Olivia’s personality has been outed by her house mates. The need for a metal kennel is hilarious.
She is quite determined and she thinks she is the only dog that should be allowed at any trial. Proper containment is important for her. She actually learned how to get at the zipper on her soft crate and unzip the door but if that doesn’t work, she will just rip at it until it tears open. Maybe when she is a bit older she can be in the soft crate so Mom doesn’t have to carry that bulky thing around.
Guess it’s true-you can’t win ’em all but well done on the one where you did! Congrats.
Everyone has days where things aren’t as good as we would like but we will try again.
Congratulations on your titles, Bailie! Congratulations on getting some q’s, Madison and Olivia!
It was a very odd weekend but we all got something to bring home at least.