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Detector Dog: A Talking Dogs Scentwork Manual * Turn Your Dog's Favourite Pastime into Your Favourite Hobby - and Have Fun Together! Paperback – May 15, 2017

by Pam Mackinnon (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 117 ratings
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As a drug detector dog handler with HM Customs & Excise, Pam Mackinnon searched all over the UK, from oil rigs to cruise ships, postal depots to airports and vehicles to houses. Combining her detection skills with her work as a dog training and behaviour consultant, Pam developed the UK's most successful scentwork training programme that teaches all dogs to become detector dogs. With almost 30 years' experience, you and your dog are in safe hands as Pam takes you through each stage of scentwork, beginning with introducing your dog to a specific scent, through starter searches, and on to advanced work, indoors and out. Aided by illustrations and full colour photographs of many different breeds at work, this manual will open up a whole new world of activities that you and your dog can enjoy together.
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    Hubble & Hattie
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    May 15, 2017
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    6.84 x 0.33 x 8.39 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9781845849634
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Pam Mackinnon, BA DipCABT,has been a professional dog trainer for almost 30 years. Building on her skills as a drug detector dog handler for HM Customs, and combining these with her experience as a pet dog trainer and behaviourist, she founded Talking Dogs Scentwork(r). Now working exclusively on scentwork, Pam's previous experience includes being a trainer for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, the behaviourist for Wood Green Animal Shelters, and a puppy trainer for Dr Ian Dunbar. Helping pet dogs learn about scentwork is endlessly interesting and rewarding for trainer, dog and owner. Positively addictive!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1845849639
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hubble & Hattie; Illustrated edition (May 15, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781845849634
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1845849634
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.84 x 0.33 x 8.39 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 117 ratings

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klag
5.0 out of 5 stars Train Your Dog in Scent Work
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2019
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I used these instruction to train my 2 dogs in Scent Work. They have great noses and are Barn Hunt experts. This book gives lots of tips for starting, for more advanced work and for fixing problems.
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Jeffrey Lynn Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Scent work Success!
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021
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The book has been very helpful to get my dog started doing scent work. The author explanations, examples and pictures have led to success.
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janet fesler
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2020
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While I may not agree with all of the methods described in this book, I do find it useful. Thank you
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Gibsons
3.0 out of 5 stars Very basic
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2018
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Not what I expected to be. It was very basic and maybe good for novice dog handlers.
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cedwards
5.0 out of 5 stars This Book is Great
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2017
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Great book! Super colour pictures and written by someone who obviously knows their stuff.
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Dobeluvr
5.0 out of 5 stars Detector Dog Book
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2017
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Very informative even though I'm teaching nosework as a dog sport.
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Allyson Tohme
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything a novice handler may need to start a pet dog of any age on their scentwork journey
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2021
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Although this is a follow on from her previous publication it is also a fully discrete tome and thus there is no need to have read the original prior to this to fully benefit from Pam’s teachings.

Unlike the initial tome this has the benefit of excellent colour photographs which help illustrate the points being made in the text.

One of the main benefits of this book is that the reader is given all the information needed to set off on their scent work journey alone as the author provides it in full including:

Handling tips and skills, the need for safety checks, hiding the article(s), search patterns, introducing the scent as well as how to advance the skills of the dog with an extremely useful trouble shooting section at the end.

The writer does not overcomplicate the text with pointless jargon or complex descriptions of the physiology of the dog’s nose but focuses instead on “the game.”

A very enjoyable, easy to read book for the total novice/pet owner which will enable them to enrich the lives of their dogs of no matter their age, size, physical limitations either indoors or out.
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graziano m.
4.0 out of 5 stars Semplice e adatto a tutti
Reviewed in Italy on December 27, 2019
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Ottimo scritto per lavori di Detection sportiva, semplice, metodologia che trovo adattabile ad ogni tipologia di cane. Non adatto a lavori più specifici o per scopi differenti dallo sport o attività amatoriale (d’altra parte non è questo il target del libro!) Consigliato pur preferendo un lavoro di segnalazione passiva che non viene trattato, ma molto utile come confronto con un metodo diverso da quello da me adottato.
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Christine
5.0 out of 5 stars Good value
Reviewed in Canada on August 15, 2017
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Good read. Lots of basic information on scenting and the process of training your hound to track smell.
I have successfully implemented some of what I read in the book and am pleased.
For the beginner, this is a good tool to start with.
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Kathy Finley
5.0 out of 5 stars Have yet to read.
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2020
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Looks like a good book. Thinner than I expected.
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Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable book for scentwork
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2017
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Excellent book! Pam knows her stuff and it is evident in her clear, concise writing - no jargon and easy to grasp ideas. The scentwork is broken down and explained in detail. All positive training methods used, working on motivation and toy/food rewards. A must book for those interested in scentwork with their dog.
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