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Canine Nosework
Dogs are born with a nose for odors. They love to search and locate animals, objects, individuals and other fun smelly stuff by using their nose. Depending on the breed of dog, its sense of smell is estimated to be between 1,000 and 10,000,000 times more sensitive than a human’s. Wow!
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Mankind has been utilizing the dog’s amazing scenting abilities in countless ways for centuries. Most are familiar with the ability of a dog to use its nose to track a person’s movement over ground or through water. Hunting dogs are used to track and locate prey, while cadaver dogs specialize in locating the remains of deceased individuals. Dogs have been trained to locate oil and gas leaks for utility companies, while mineral corporations have also used dogs to locate zinc, lead and copper underground. Exterminator companies utilize dogs to locate all sorts of critters from rats in a barn to termites and bed bugs. Dogs are used by customs officials to discover fruit located in travelers’ bags and law enforcement uses the dog to detect narcotics. Explosive detection dogs are employed by the military, police and private security companies. The dog's heightened sense of smell is even being used to detect a growth of cancerous cells or an oncoming seizure, as well as signal low or high blood sugar levels.
Nosework sports showcasing the dog's amazing sense of smell and their natural desire to hunt have recently been developed. The United Kennel Club expanded our UKC Dog Events licensing to include UKC Nosework as of May 2014, with official written notification made on August 1, 2014. Our CCDSA membership includes 5 Nosework judges licensed by the United Kennel Club.
To earn the UKC Elite Nosework title, a dog and handler pass each of the 5 scents (birch, anise, clove, myrrh and vetiver), then must earn 2 legs in 4 separate elements (container, interior, exterior and vehicle) in EACH of the 5 scents. The higher the level, the greater the number of hides which must be found (1-4 odor hides) and multiple distractions (1-3 distractions of food or toys) must be ignored. This requires a minimum of 45 shows to earn 30 title certificates as follows:
Nosework sports showcasing the dog's amazing sense of smell and their natural desire to hunt have recently been developed. The United Kennel Club expanded our UKC Dog Events licensing to include UKC Nosework as of May 2014, with official written notification made on August 1, 2014. Our CCDSA membership includes 5 Nosework judges licensed by the United Kennel Club.
To earn the UKC Elite Nosework title, a dog and handler pass each of the 5 scents (birch, anise, clove, myrrh and vetiver), then must earn 2 legs in 4 separate elements (container, interior, exterior and vehicle) in EACH of the 5 scents. The higher the level, the greater the number of hides which must be found (1-4 odor hides) and multiple distractions (1-3 distractions of food or toys) must be ignored. This requires a minimum of 45 shows to earn 30 title certificates as follows:
In addition, the UKC offers 4 levels of handler discrimination nosework titles (NHD-Novice Handler Discrimination, AHD-Advanced Handler Discrimination, EHD-Excellent Handler Discrimination and MHD-Master Handler Discrimination) which requires the dog to find an article containing the owner/handler’s scent in 3 separate trials at each difficulty level.
Championship and Grand Championship titles are also offered for each level (Novice through Elite) as well as Overall NOSEWORK CHAMPION and GRAND CHAMPION titles. More information can be found on the UKC website.
Championship and Grand Championship titles are also offered for each level (Novice through Elite) as well as Overall NOSEWORK CHAMPION and GRAND CHAMPION titles. More information can be found on the UKC website.
Upcoming Nosework Trials
United Kennel Club Nosework TrialsCAPITAL CITY DOG SPORT ASSOCIATION St. Johns, Michigan (Indoors/Outdoors)
Friday, Oct 11. 2024 @ 3:00-6:00pm: UKC SPOT (Socialized Pet Obedience Testing) Judge: Carole Field(no pre-entry required; cost $10)
NOSEWORK TRIAL ENTRIES LIMITED AS FOLLOWS PER TRIAL: 100 Entries per day ~ Pre-Entries ONLY; NO Day of Show entries.
Individual Element $20 per TrialShow special: $150 for 1 dog in 2 NW elements on both Sat and Sun (must be the same dog)Show Special: $180 for 1 dog in 2 HD trials Fri and 2 NW elements on both Sat and Sun (same dog)
Saturday & Sunday Trial start time 9:00 am. "Check-in" times willl be announced to the competitors the week before the trial as we will be using the "not before time" frame.
Saturday, Oct 12, 2024: Interior (E-N), Exterior (E-N) TWO Trials per day each offering 2 elements
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024: Handler Discrimination Two Trials each offering Novice, Advanced, Master, ExcellentHandler Discrimination Trials will be judged Novice to Excellent. Sunday, Oct 13, 2024: Container (E-N), Vehicle (E-N) TWO Trials per day each offering 2 elements Element Trials will be judged from ELITE to NOVICE,starting with Elite Trial 1 followed by Elite Trial 2 and so on.(There will be no opportunity to "move up classes" in these trials.) Trial Site: Cher Car Kennels - 4215 S Lowell - St. Johns, Michigan 48879 Mail entries to: CCDSA Trial Secretary Andrew Brinks - 1752 Welland Street - Howell, MI 48855. CCDSA.org@gmail.com (Please mail pre-entry so it is received no later than Oct 7, 2024.)
Saturday, Oct 12, 2024: Interior (E-N), Exterior (E-N) TWO Trials per day each offering 2 elements
Sunday, Oct 13, 2024: Handler Discrimination Two Trials each offering Novice, Advanced, Master, ExcellentHandler Discrimination Trials will be judged Novice to Excellent. Sunday, Oct 13, 2024: Container (E-N), Vehicle (E-N) TWO Trials per day each offering 2 elements Element Trials will be judged from ELITE to NOVICE,starting with Elite Trial 1 followed by Elite Trial 2 and so on.(There will be no opportunity to "move up classes" in these trials.) Trial Site: Cher Car Kennels - 4215 S Lowell - St. Johns, Michigan 48879 Mail entries to: CCDSA Trial Secretary Andrew Brinks - 1752 Welland Street - Howell, MI 48855. CCDSA.org@gmail.com (Please mail pre-entry so it is received no later than Oct 7, 2024.)
Click HERE to download UKC Nosework Trial entry form.