Rules for Better Detection

 Cover your search area

Missing a hide? Check your threshold. Twice.

Don't think. Observe your dog's behavior.

It's not your job to convince the dog there's odor. It's the dog's job to convince you that there's odor.

The dog should never feel wrong for finding odor.

Training should be harder than trialing.

There's no failure, there's only good feedback. If you bomb a search, you've found a hole in your training.

Stay out of the dog's way.
Give the dog space to work the odor.
Step away from the dog.

Unknown number of hides? Check your threshold before calling finish.

Trust your dog, trust your training.

It's better to walk away from a challenging hide than to "help" the dog.

When the dog stops trusting you, you can trust your dog. - Cameron Ford