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Fun Nosework for Dogs | 
 enlarge | Author: Roy Hunter
Publisher: Howln Moon Press
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 277526
Media: Paperback
Pages: 116
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 1888994037
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70886
EAN: 9781888994032
ASIN: 1888994037
Publication Date: May 1996
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Condition: New Publication, By Roy Hunter, Howln Moon Press, 2nd Ed.
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Good Book, but not for beginner trackers July 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book, by Roy Hunter, is a great resource by for all those interested in tracking--though it isn't necessarily a great book or primer for the beginner tracker, as it assumes skills the beginner (and her dog) might not have.
Other than that, Mr. Hunter's book offers interesting exercises for the advanced tracker and for those trackers seeking to expand their tracking dog's skills.
Overall, an interesting, informative book. I would have liked it better if Mr. Hunter had offered more explanations with some of the lessons, but I did like his behavioristic, canine psychology oriented perspective.
 Fun Nosework April 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This has fun ideas and training tips for your dog. You don't need to be training for search and rescue work to enjoy this book. You and your dog can just have fun.
Outstanding Starter Book! January 8, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A friend of mine recommended this book to start my pup out on trailing and scent discrimination. Roy Hunter does a fantastic job explaining the process to the novice handler, as well as providing many ideas on how to keep it FUN and entertaining for the dog so that it is motivated to learn how to use it's nose.
He covers basic foundation work, enjoyable learning games that can be played with your dog, and includes a few fun stories from his time as a police officer in Britain.
I would (and do) strongly recommend this book for anyone wanting to start their dog on tracking, trailing or scent discrimination!
Great for beginners November 18, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a great book for beginners. I have a boxer/great dane mix who isn't "the brightest". He likes to use his nose and he is taking to these exercises very well. He has a lot of energy and finding something to really wear him out has been a challenge. This is much better than just plain exercise because he's mentally challenged as well as physically. He's still picking it up and I'm teaching him as I read. But this is a great idea for people trying to connect to their dog. My dog is a year and a few months and he's still picking it up really quickly. Great Book!!
Clarifying what this book is for and about October 7, 2007
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
One review claims that the games in this book are for large groups. That reviewer is clearly confusing this book with Roy Hunter's other books, entitled "Fun and Games With Dogs," which do involve group dog games. However, "Fun Nosework for Dogs" does not involve multiple-dog games. This is book is about ways to get you and your dog to have fun while your dog uses its nose to sniff things out. There are no activities designed for multiple dogs.
Many of the activities are a lot of fun, like "Hide the Thimble" in which you teach your dog to find items that you have hidden, using its nose. Many dogs really enjoy looking for hidden items, and this can lead to hours of enjoyable hide-and-seek for you and your dog. However, many of these games depend on prior training of your dog. A lot of them require your dog to know how to retrieve efficiently and on command; many others require your dog to be able to bark on cue. So a lot of preliminary work has to be done before you are ready to tackle many of these games, and this book does not really teach you how to train a retrieve (though it has some suggestions about teaching the bark-on-cue). Some of these games can be taught without any complicated prior training; but unless your dog retrieves and barks on cue, at least half of this book will be beyond your reach.
That said, this is a great book that teaches "nosework" beyond formal tracking or police work: stuff like hide-and-seek, hunt the thimble, finding lost objects, and even a card trick where your dog finds the card last touched by a guest. In that sense, it is a very valuable addition to the literature on working with your dog's smell ability. But a lot of the stuff in here is a challenge, to say the least.
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