Pressure: Avoid or Lean In?

About this episode

This episode discusses how to handle pressure in scent work training and trials, emphasizing the importance of individual assessment and nuanced approaches.

Pressure exists in all our searches, both when we are training and trialing. The question is, what do we do with this pressure? How do we react to it? Should we avoid a pressure point or lean into it? The answer is not quite as clear as you may think. The approach one team takes may be completely inappropriate for another. Also, what a team does will likely change from search-to-search. The choices made are entirely dependent on your individual dog, yourself, your team and the situation at hand.In this episode, we discuss the challenge of giving blanket advice, how nuance matters and ways we can better assess what the pressure points are for our individual dogs, ourselves and our teams while determining which approach will work best. MENTIONED RESOURCES Scent Work U Community We are thrilled to be launching a new community which will focus solely on Scent Work. Tired of being bombarded by a million other things on social media? Come join fellow Scent Work aficionados, team up with a "sniffing accountability-buddy", get inspiration for your searches, enjoy more learning opportunities, celebrate your wins and more! Join the community here. Additionally, we will be launching a…

People in this episode

Host: Scent Work University

Topics covered

• pressure in training
• search strategies
• individual dog assessment
• team dynamics
• nuance in advice

Keywords

• scent work
• pressure
• training
• trialing
• dog assessment
• team approach
• search strategies

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Organizations: Scent Work U Community

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