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Discover the Secret to Dog Training: The Nose! 🐶 In this video, we dive deep into the fascinating world of your dog’s nose and reveal how understanding their olfactory system can transform your training experience. If you’ve ever wondered why your dog can’t stop sniffing or how to use their sense of smell to your advantage, this video is for you!
Key topics covered include:
• The Biology of a Dog’s Nose: How it Works
• Why Dogs Sniff: The Science Behind Sniffing Behaviors
• Training Techniques: Using the Nose to Your Advantage
• Managing Sniffing Behavior: Practical Tips and Strategies
• Real-Life Examples: Success Stories and Demonstrations
🐾 WHY WATCH THIS VIDEO:
Understanding your dog’s nose is the key to successful training. Whether you’re dealing with pulling, excessive sniffing, or other behavioral challenges, this video provides insights, tips, and techniques to help you connect with your dog on a whole new level.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 intro
1:19 Get 2x the toys and treats free from Bark!
1:25 Important Dog Nose Facts!
5:35 Sniffing behavior explained
7:06 Excessive or Disruptive Sniffing
very interesting. Sometimes I get upset with the amount of sniffing my dog wants to do on a walk. I now see it differently. Thank you
Don’t listen to this nonsense. If your dog is sniffing on a walk, you need to get the dog on a better heel and not allow as much.
@jdrankwalter Dogs can’t be in heel all the time. Thats no fun. Sometimes a dog needs to be a dog. As long as they are not dragging you and as long as they come close and into heel position when asked, that’s the way to go.
Feel free to disregard JDrankWalter’s opinion if you wish. The belief that dogs must always heel and submit is an outdated concept that often fuels a culture of punishment in training. Such ideas stem from a fundamental misunderstanding of how dogs experience the world and fail to take into account their emotional well-being. This lack of empathy during training is one of our industry’s most pressing challenges. Unfortunately, those who adhere to these beliefs are hindered rather than helped by them. They may be unaware of the harm they cause, or unwilling to acknowledge it, often due to societal influence and misguided notions about dominance or control.
I usually let my dog sniff. He has certain areas where I know he enjoys his sniffing the most, so we spend more time in those areas for him. It is interesting to watch his behavior and I always laugh when he does the rolling routine. He looks so happy. 💖💖🎶🎶
My dog sniffs and rolls too, I do find that when she’s busy sniffing she’s doesn’t pull on the lead.
Hi, I and my standard poodle like to watch your videos. Unfortunately, in the summertime, I can’t let my dog sniff freely because of poisonous vipers. I’ve seen several this summer. To keep my dog safe, I check the area first. My dog enjoys treatsearching in- and outdoors.
What area do you live where there are vipers?
My Jocko partakes in “recreational sniffing” for the first 20 minutes of each walk. He then settles into an occasional sniff mode for the next 30 minutes. It’s all cool with me. I also find he sniffs more on his morning walk than his midday walk.
I’ve found that as well, probably to check out who’s been on their territory or if that pesky squirrel is around. All of my long gone dogs have done this too. My little terrier loves to slide her belly along the tracks of where rabbits like to roam, disguising her smell I think.
As a guide dog puppy raiser we try to discourage sniffing unless it’s allowed by the handler. A colleague visited a blind persona to check on their somewhat older guide dog. On examination she realised something was wrong with the dog and a Vet confirmed the dog was also blind. It could still function as a guide dog mainly because of it’s nose.
Someone needs to give that dog steak, that is dedication and royalty to the blind owner.
This just proves how amazing guide dogs and dogs in general are they never complain no matter the situation ❤️
@Artorias In the UK the handler gets the opportunity for ownership of the dog as a pet for the rest of it’s life when they get a replacement guide dog.
We just did a course on finding mushrooms! It was amazing to see my dog work and she was happy-tired after and has been sleeping next to me for hours ❤❤ Normally she is very intense indoors.
Someone in the class asked the instructor about problematic sniffing. The answer? Is he sniffing the same place more than 10-20 minutes? Then you can consider it too long. Be patient. The walk is for your dog.
There it is! Awesome job!
This is now my favorite video of yours. I learned that sniffing burns MAJOR calories (if a dog sniffs for 10 minutes, they burn as many calories as if they’ve taken a 1 mile walk). They use their noses to tell time, too!
I have a dog client who has pretty severe people/dog reactivity and so we start each walk with a 10 minute snuffle mat session, and the reactivity reliably goes down afterward on our walk.
Can’t be that severe…. LMAO What a great use of clients money…
Such a unique and fascinating video! If you’re up for it I’d love to see more videos like this every now and then. 💜
Its never occurred to me to not let my dog sniff as much as he wants! He lives for his walks. And I just love watching him enjoy it.
My old elderly dog had a little cart he could get into when tired. Id push it up to his favorite sniff spots for him, and you could tell how much he apprieciated it.
Great video!
I get to take my dog to an off-leash forest for one kind of walk (heaven!) and a town walk. On the first she’s free to sniff the whole time. On the second she gets to sniff at her pace for the first third, then it’s stop and go for the rest. I use a form of “Let’s go” to break it up. I loved all the science in this video. Very informative. And respectful if dog’s’ biological needs. As usual. Thanks Zak!
My dog loves finding treats inside! We ask her if she wants to play a game and she gets so excited! She is getting very good at waiting until she is released to find them. It is fun to watch and fun for her. We let her do a lot of sniffing on walks. Sometimes I have to correct her because she will yank backwards to something behind us. I will bring her around and put her into a heel or sit until she is ready to move forward again. It does get annoying sometimes when you have to stop at every bush, tree, mailbox, etc., but she is so happy when she gets to go on her walks. It is definitely good for her emotional well-being 😊
My dog was never trained to be a service dog, but he is excellent with my anxiety. He warns me of an impending panic attack with excellent accuracy. He also knows how to calm an attack that’s already happening. I never trained him for any of it. We got him from a shelter.
My dog isn’t that good but he does lay on my foot if I’m tapping from anxiety. The first time melted my heart! I didn’t even realize how restless I was.
As always, brilliant –
Thank you Zak, your clear n precise training videos are just the best !
Great video! This is something I can personally use. I really appreciate you showing the entire process the way you did.
I loved this episode, it’s fascinating how the senses work. The emphasis on not suppressing instinctive behaviors is really important. I think it’s easy for people to see sniffing as a way to be lazy/avoid walking, even though it isn’t. Understanding how the dog’s olfactory system works is really helpful in being more empathetic and effective in your training.
I taught my dog “go sniff “. I like the idea that this helps him relax. He is my service dog so he helps me a lot. I like to help him too.
I have found that hiding a treat is really fun for kids. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks!
Zak, I’ve learnt so much from you! I have my first puppy and thanks to you she has learned so many things already. People ask me if I have had dogs before, since I seem to be such a good trainer. Of course I tell them ‘no’ and tell them about you. Thank you for helping us!
That is awesome!
One thing I’ve learned is to change up the environment and take them to a park or trail to give them a new area of sniffs.
Sometimes (especially in cities/suburban areas), a dog can get very bored, smelling the same area over and over.
Also, I take a moment to hide treats without my dogs in an area. (Multiple treats) Then let them go in and search around. In a multi dog situation like I have I have to separate them and allow each of them in so there isn’t a fight.
Since I’ve had dogs I never understood why humans were so bent on stopping a dog from be themselves…as long as you have a boundary set up for them…I just let them sniff and go on when they are ready.
The walks are not about my ‘exercise routine’ but them having the time to explore their world I brought them into. So I’ve been doing these smell walks for years and boy does it wear them out.
My dog is a 5 year-old field retriever. He follows his nose everywhere and that can get frustrating for me on our walks. Thanks for the insight into his behaviour. You gave me some good ideas about managing him.
We play “search!” with our dog. We’ll hide her toy and she can find it 100% of the time. It’s amazing! I’ll remember all this info on our next walk and be more patient with my dog’s sniffer.