Among the many excellent skills of dogs, the level of olfactory recognition is very high, and even smart humans cannot imitate it. Moreover, humans still have a shallow understanding of how dogs can pursue and identify smell. While the dog's sense of smell brings you a sense of satisfaction, they are also willing to train this unique skill. In this case, your praise is not only a simple reward to the dog, but you will also be deeply inspired by it. Try it.
1. Training methods for dog olfactory recognition:
1. The first step of this game reflects its original intention. Start with a cookie or a small portion of dog food, let your dog sit and lie down, take the food to its nose and let it sniff. If it tries to eat food, tell it not to do so, while moving his hands away quickly. Start over and tell it to sniff. When you see its nostrils move, praise it and take the food away. Put the food a few meters away, still within the dog's sight, and then tell it: "Okay, go find food."
The password is to stop sitting and lying down, but go up to find the food and swallow it in one bite. If it does, you should praise it very enthusiastically. Repeat the game until it obeys the commands and no longer acts without permission.
2. Slowly, put the cookies farther and farther away. Now the dog is already in the play and is still very dedicated. If it finds the cookies, it will not only have something to eat, but it can also be praised by you. Next, you can train your dog to find biscuits outside of sight. Let it see you enter another room with the cookies and place the cookies in a prominent position on the floor. This way it can find the cookies immediately without any effort.
3. Using this method can make it successful every time and gradually build up the confidence of dogs in finding things. Make sure the dog obeys commands during training. In other words, it cannot eat food while sniffing, nor can it run away without getting your commands. Try to put its prey higher, such as the first step of the steps, or the bottom layer of the bookshelf.
2. Precautions for dogs’ scent identification:
1. When a dog finds food, praise it gently. Slowly increase the difficulty, put the food higher and higher, or even between two books on the bookshelf, remember to encourage it at all times.
2. You can constantly change directions and let the dog distinguish which room the food is hidden, which is also part of the training. If the dog struggles, it is likely that the training is going too fast, slow down appropriately and let it do more simple exercises; if it is agile and in high spirits, you can try hiding the cookies behind the curtains or in your pocket.