SMELL the FISH

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Why if a dogs sense of smell is so good, when they meet another dog they need to stick their nose right up their butt?

my point was....if you can teach a dog to sniff out drugs
or explosive residue then you can also employ the reward system
gratification every time you see birds diving from afar with binoculars
give the "ALERT- ALERT" command to the dog to smell them
and then of course the reward (tasty treat) and it will become a habit.
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i once had a Labrador retriever so smart that i could cover its eyes
with my hand and throw his retrieve toy i made (ask me how if interested) made out of water proof canvas into the tall grass
then say : fetch em up.... he'd run to the edge of the area
and then look back at me for "clues" (and i had to be carefulful not
to give away the location by staring straight ahead) ...because if i looked or glanced right or left that's the direction he'd search.