Not Ruth but can give you my answer. Both rely on the dog's ability to find a
scent and locate it.
In BH, the scent is the rat and they need to find the rat that is in a tube and
hidden in stacks of hay....low or high. There are also empty tubes and tubes
with rat litter hidden. If the dog dog alerts on an empty tube or a tube with
rat litter, you fail. The dog also has to go through a tunnel and climb a hay
bale or bales. As you advance the hides are harder and the number of hidden
rats increase and the tunnels have blind turns. Like a search and rescue dog
looking for a body/live person in rumble.
In NW, the dog alerts on a scent which changes as you advance....birch, anise
and clove. The scent is on the cotton tip of a q-tip and placed in a small tin
or tube. Think lipstick tube size or match book size tin. In NW1 the dog must
find the hide in four areas - exterior of vehicle, interior search (think class
room filled with tables, desks etc); exterior search (think courtyard, large
patio); and finally container search ( boxes, suitcases, duffle bags etc)
The handler in both BH /NW does not where the rat/scent is hidden and must know
how to read the dog's alert and call it.
As you progress the scent changes i.e. NW 1 is only birch and the hides are
much more difficult and there are more than just 1 hide.
Before you can enter a NW trial, you and your dog must pass an Odor Recognition
Test for the scent you are trailing in where the dog has alerted on the proper
scent for each level/order...the q-tips are placed on one box out of about 10+.
Boxes are placed on the floor in an interior room. This is like being certified
in tracking before you enter a tracking trial.
For all the different levels of BH & NW there is a very short period of time
that the dog needs to complete the task.
This is a very brief over view. For a more complete description Google Barn
Hunt Association and National Asso. of Canine Scent Work.
Kay Springer
Multi BISS Multi Grp Winning
DAE GCh Rohan's Reward ROM
TC CGC HT RE CDX NW1 CHIC
80 BOBs # 5 & # 6 GSD 2009
2008 BOB Eukanuba
2008 BOS Eukanuba
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On Sep 13, 2016, at 12:04 PM, Stormy V. Hope <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ruth, what is the distinction between “nose work” and “barn hunt.” I would
think Nose Work could be a sub-tracking title. I know when I was playing
around with the idea of doing tracking, I practiced by having my dog do a
basic nose work… something to do when the weather was either to hot or to
cold to work outside.
Storm
On Sep 13, 2016, at 12:00 PM, Ruth Scheubler <rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't understand the nose work title ban. The requirements for a NW3 are
hard and perfect to highlight a GSDs capabilities. The BOD accepts an HT
which is just an instinct test (the minimum for herding should be a PT) but
not an activity that our dogs excel. I love herding but know that most
people are not close enough to a good herding facility and many people do
not live near areas suitable for tracking. But Nosework is available to
anyone willing to do the work. And past the basic classes it is hard work.
Ruth
On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Linda Bankhead
<lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Barn Hunt does not qualify for AOE. Dock Diving, Lure Coursing, and Nose
Work also do not qualify. This was discussed and voted on last BOD.
Hope this helps!
Sent from my IPhone Lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx
On Sep 13, 2016, at 1:15 PM, Stormy V. Hope <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I would like to know if anybody knows, but please… don’t use this as an
occasion to be negative. Pam has a serious question and if somebody can
explain, that would be cool!!!
Stormy (not posting as Admin)
On Sep 13, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Pamela Brown <pamjb1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I noted previously that a Barn Hunt title is accepted as a legitimate
performance title for the AOE award. However, it can't be used for the
PAM award. This is inconsistent and contradictory when it's being used as
a supplement title to count towards one award but not another. Can
someone who knows about this, please explain the reasoning for this and
if it will be changed?
For those of us who work to achieve the breed club titles, this is
frustrating.
Thanks,
PJ Brown
