SILVER Online Scent Detection Trial

 Congratulations on completing your Silver level online course!  

Please see below the information you need to know to carry out a Silver Online Trial.... We look forward to seeing your videos, remember to have fun with it! 

Requirements 

• Video each of the 4 searches with your dog
• Please send your videos to [email protected] - please let us know when you submit your videos if you're happy for them to be posted on our social media!
• Please note your files maybe quite large to send via email so you may need to send them via wetransfer or dropbox
• Your video will then be assessed by one of the UK Sniffer Dogs Silver Coaches.

IMPORTANT:  We are happy for you to feed at source on all finds, but indication must be clear enough to camera.  We are looking for no pawing, biting, vocalisation. On searches where there are multiple hides out, please remove the hide when the dog finds it before continuing to search for the remaining hides. 

Search 1 
6-8 Chairs & Bags - Line Up 3 x Hides (GUN OIL BUD)
3 minutes

Search 2 
Vehicle Search, 2 x Hides (2 x GUN OIL BUD)
2 min 
 
Search 3 
Novel environment - 20 sqm x 4 Hides (4 x GUN OIL BUDS) fence panels, garage doors, phone box, post box, bus stop, corridors, haystacks, brick walls etc
4 min

Search 4
Retrieve Search 1 x Catnip Toy Hide
1 min

Note: Delivery to hand on your retrieve search earns a minus 20 seconds off of your total time. 

Successful Trials will receive a SILVER Rosette & Handler Pin Badge…Good luck!!!