Nelson had his first try at an Odor Recognition Test, ORT, on Sunday night. NACSW Nose Work requires a dog to pass test for birch, anise, and clove before they can compete in NACSW Trials. A dog also has to be six months old to enter an ORT, and a year old to enter a trial. This ORT was held by The K9 Nose and went really well.
Riding in the car is something Nelson loves, and he is always trying to figure out where he is going. Mom loves seeing his little face looking forward, wondering what adventure will be next.
At the AKC Scent Work Trial in July, Nelson bombed out in containers. He smashed boxes, didn’t tell Mom where the odor was, it was really bad. Since that trial, Mom and Nelson have practiced boxes almost daily to learn not to smash them and to find odor and alert on that odor box. He has been doing well at home, so the ORT was a real test of their training. Here is the little guy sitting outside by the practice boxes. Can you tell it was hot and humid out?
Birch was first and it didn’t go well. Mom was thrilled he didn’t smash boxes, but he also didn’t alert on any boxes. Finally he kind of picked one but it wasn’t the odor box, so birch fail! He seemed to get the hang of the game after that and he passed anise and clove with no problem and worked the boxes like a pro! Since he needs to pass all three odors to compete, he will need to enter another Odor Recognition Test to pass birch, but there is time for that. We are super proud of him, and the team hosting the ORT did a great job too! Mom is super thankful he passed two of the three.
Out of the five of us that have done nose work, Emma is the only dog who passed every odor on her first try at an ORT. She was also the only adult dog to try, being seven years old. The rest of us have been young pups so missing one is not a big deal.
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You did great for your first time, Nelson! Hopefully, you have cooler temps today. Happy September!
Way to go Nelson!
I’m pretty proud of what I did. I’ll get the birch next time.
You’re off to a great start! Anise and clove are smellier in our opinon, and birch is wood so you Wood miss that one I think. Glad your box smashing days are over.
Birch is one most dogs find easily, but I was a bit out of sorts in my first search.
Well done baby boy!!!! Improvement is awesome. your friends Chester and Lilly
Practice makes perfect and I will keep practicing.
2 out of 3 is not bad for your first test, little man. I sense a wonderous future for you. I have to brag about me. Last night i jumped into the chair beside my mommy and she had her dinner plate in her lap. I showed interest in her dinner, but she gently told me no. I never touched her plate even though my mouth was right beside her plate! She was really PROUD of me. I am happy I am loved so very much. XOXO Sparkle ✨️
Being a guy who loves and I mean loves food, I would have stolen something off the plate. You are a very well mannered lady.
congrats dear Nelson… we think you are a future superstar in any way …
I have big plans for the future.
That is fabulous for a first try.
Mom is very proud of me. I’ve made a lot of progress.
Great job Nelson! We bet next time, the birch smell will be a breeze!
xoxo,
Rosy
Thank you. I will get it next time.
Nelson- you will do lots better next time!
I only have to do the one test again.
You are still a young boy and I know you will get better with practice. Leave it to Emma to have left all of you with a legacy to live up to. She was so very special at everything she did. Very hard act to follow.
For a young puppy I did really well. I found the last two hides in less than 20 seconds each. The first search was birch and I was still figuring out what all was going on.
Emma rocks, but you’ll get there, Nelson.
Have a fabulous Thankful Thursday. Scritches all around and my best to your mom. ♥
I’m not worried, I know I am a special fellow.
You will sure get there sweet Nelson, no doubt about it! You will be a force in the sniffing world. Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
I think I will be a lot like my sister Olivia. I just need to practice and get some experience.
Wow, we think you did great for a first time and know you’ll figure it all out soon enough. Well done, Nelson.
Mom is pleased with me. I tried hard and my second two searches were fantastic!
Well, I’m impressed with two out of three. That’s a lot of effort in such weather. I don’t even know what birch smells like except birch beer. I have like a zillion birch trees, so I’m going to figure out what they smell like. I do know the insects gather at the sap leaks like crazy! And I had a friend who used to cook birch syrup.
Mom is happy with me. I’m just a puppy, so it is pretty good for a young guy.