Mastiff sniff dog?

[Tosa]

I just found this article recently and was wondering if anyone on the forum tried to work with mastiffs on sniffing? In club where we have obedience classes, they have sniff trainings as a part of rescue dog exams. I know she will be a bit too big for the rescue dog but i got interested strictly in sniffing and am willing to try it with my girl.

Migaloo (labrador mastiff mix) gave me some great ideas…

Meet Migaloo, World

 

[DennasMom]

I'm thinking about taking Denna to sniff-training. Just to try something different, and see if we can develop her sniffer a little more - and provide some more options for rainy-day games to play.

I think it'd be a great thing to work with for a mastiff - or any dog, really.

 

[HJL]

Here's a Tibetan Mastiff Search and Rescue Dog : http://www.thereflector.com/news/article_7d94d504-59be-11e1-8f23-0019bb2963f4.html

 

[Tosa]

Here's a Tibetan Mastiff Search and Rescue Dog : http://www.thereflector.com/news/article_7d94d504-59be-11e1-8f23-0019bb2963f4.html

I would love to see that big dog in action!! Mastiffs are ok for wood rescues but just too big for the ruins and that's where the half of all trainings are held. There are still a lot of remains here in Croatia from the independence war, and i'm more into that kind of work.

The problem is that you need real human bones for the training at one point and it is almost impossible to work on that. We don't have any kind of permissions inside the club for borrowing them, for example, from museums. I think that should be regulated and there should be option for people to donate, just like they donate organs.

Will definitely see and start basic trainings when she passes her second big exam. Can't wait!!

 

[KristinandCianna]

My breeder use to do search and rescue type tracking with one of his males, he was very good at it and very much enjoyed it. Keep us posted sounds awesome!

 

[joshuagough]

If they have the drive they can do it, and you have to put in the work.. here's you a few videos on how to shape it up.

Good luck!

[video=youtube;538gpsjcx3U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=538gpsjcx3U[/video]

 

[joshuagough]

[video=youtube;9Th6oy-Peio]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Th6oy-Peio[/video]

 

[joshuagough]

[video=youtube;Ce5Z5x--5JY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce5Z5x--5JY[/video]

 

[Tosa]

These videos are really good. Thank you!!

 

[KristinandCianna]

[video=youtube;DSBR7N7LX9I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSBR7N7LX9I[/video]


Here is a video of my breeder and one of his males tracking my friend. I took this video following a running dog haha, so it's not great. LOL

 

[DMikeM]

I was considering trying this with Jade. She has a sense of smell I have never seen in a dog since my Basset hounds.

 

[Bailey's Mom]

Ditto that, DMD, my Bailey has a nose like a Beagle (maybe she's Coffee our Beagle reincarnated.). I think she'd make a terrific search and rescue dog AND I know she'd enjoy the challenge and the work. It's hard to find this type of training around here. Make

 

[joshuagough]

You welcome, post vids of your pup after you get started.

These videos are really good. Thank you!!

 

[ruthcatrin]

Apollo has a seriously major sense of smell. Unfortunetly he'll only follow scents that interest him. I've tried repeatedly to teach him to take a scent on command.

Basic tracking by scent training is fairly straight forward and any dog can do it if they'll use their nose. Human remains training would require specialized equipment, but not basic scent tracking.

 

[Tosa]

We have a guy in the club that works with his dogs (few of them) on sniffing truffles. It is a good thing that we have those in our country (near by a place where i spend my holidays). I am in contact with him and will try to learn as much as possible, as it is the same process on working with various things as soon as you get to the specific point of training. I will try to make some videos soon

 

[Tosa]

Apollo has a seriously major sense of smell. Unfortunetly he'll only follow scents that interest him. I've tried repeatedly to teach him to take a scent on command.

Basic tracking by scent training is fairly straight forward and any dog can do it if they'll use their nose. Human remains training would require specialized equipment, but not basic scent tracking.

This is the same thing i noticed with Tosa - using her nose almost always when she is interested in something. But i think it's a good thing, we just need to work on directing that to what we want

 

[fila4me]

Filas are known for being excellent trackers.

have played around doing my own personal things with my girls and kids. my
kids play hide and seek with them all the time. the kids go out and hide in the
yard, while the dogs are inside in crates and then I let them out with the "find
the kids" command. the kids have gotten better and no longer bee line it to
their hiding spots, they now run like crazies all over the yard.
I am seriously thinking about checking out our local group and see how they
do.