https://youtu.be/Ftr9yY-YuYU?si=ijTyakimT3HPXPRn I enjoy analyzing various video materials. Analyzing this BBC video, Inside the Animal Mind  (“Can dogs tell the time?”), seemed like an interesting task to me. From the perspective of a trailing instructor and dog training specialist, and of course, with a focus on how the phenomenon shown relates to the work of tracking dogs. The video shows a dog of the Vyzhla breed named Jazz, who, about 20 minutes before her owner's usua

In trailing training, reward is not a prize “for effort” or a way to “encourage the dog.” Rewards are an informational tool that helps the dog understand: what  it did right, when exactly it was right, why  it makes sense to repeat it.   In trailing methodology, rewards are part of the behavioral architecture, not a separate element.   Functionality of reward. The dog remembers not the reward itself, but the context in which it occurred. Therefore, reward is an event that re

NSI – When There Is Nothing to Follow One of the less visible yet extremely important skills of mantrailing-trained dogs is the so-called NSI (No Scent Indication): when the dog clearly communicates to the handler that there is no outgoing track connected to the scent article at the starting point. This information is crucial during a search. A well-executed NSI allows us to exclude directions, areas, and intersections, saving significant time, energy, and human resources. Wh