WELCOME TO PUGGLE ADVENTURES: A NOSE WITH FEET

We have evolved our searching in a positive direction after I vowed to leave odor behind rather than false alert.

As we find ourselves sequestered to our homes, cut off from work, friends, society, this social distancing can lead to boredom but those of us with dogs must...

Mention Containers to a nose work group and you will hear a collective symphony of grumblings and sighs and groans from the participants.

When the searching began, Winnie did her part but I was incredibly distracted.

The dog's nose should write the agenda, our only job as handler is to get outta the way.

Let pressure pass over and through you. That way you can't be harmed by it. BRIAN HERBERT

Never in my life has my ignorance been more exposed then with nose work, nor have I been so unconditionally forgiven for it by my dog.

I followed the GPS in blind faith never thinking we might end up on a tiny, gravel forest road 180miles from nowhere

It was a classic paradox, a thought experiment like Schrödinger's Cat where not knowing the results means we were neither right nor wrong.

Not sure why but for many, including me, the pain of loss of loved ones just hurts more at this time of year, and I find myself tearing up..

For two days, I was immersed in NoseWork. I was allowed complete surrender to the addiction and I am so grateful for every minute.

In a story good enough for a Hollywood movie full of challenges and tribulation leading up to the moment in the last search on the last day,

Perched on the edge of an up and coming busy Fall season of family events, social functions, and traveling to trials, I stopped for a moment to contemplate l...

Something I learned studying technology helping me with Scent Work when I can't even remember most of what I've forgotten anymore about Info

.....memories in our minds stand in a continuum like books on a shelf.

Albert just wasn't complete without a dog in his life, he never let much time pass in between dogs, tho he grieved, he knew the best way to

As Winnie and I struggle with buried searches in AKC Scent Work, I have recently evaluated her behavior and tho it is hard to recognize beca

“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.” ― Andy Warhol

Our beautiful Riley, a mixed breed rescue, has begun the last chapter in her life.

Celebrate what brings you joy. It's good for the soul