Peter Gould Dogs Quotations

They work both on and off lead, with a lot of repetitive commands, ... You have to teach them what to look for, and how to distinguish the scent they must follow from the other scents they will come across. You have to do it every day. You learn how to read your dogs signals, because each dog is different, and as you become more familiar with your dog you become more proficient at the process.

The dogs build on what they are already capable of, as far as behavior,

The dogs are trained to alert their handlers by barking when theyve located the scent, ... The dogs search a vast area of land, and the handler is trained to watch their response. It comes down to always trusting your dog, as you would trust any other partner.