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    • Start Here!
    • Basic Manners
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Scent Games

Dog ActivitiesIntermediate & Advanced Training

Class: Scent Games I & II Private Lessons
Where: Saranac Lake Training Center
Who: Intermediate – Clients Who Have Completed Six Week Training Program
Duration: 4 Weeks For Each Level
Cost: $200 / Each Level

If you’d like to provide enrichment for your dog, this is the class for you! The class is a good introduction to the world of canine scent training. We offer three classes at Mountain Hooves & Paws: Scent Games I, Scent Games II, and Scent Field Trailing.

In the first level, Scent Games I, you’ll have lots of fun challenging your dog’s sense of smell – and in the meantime, they’ll build on their ability to focus and control their impulses. Your dog will learn how to do advanced treat searching (staying in a room while you leave and hide treats – then returning to release your dog to find them). Your dog will also learn how to pick out an object of yours such as a glove, hat, or even keys. And finally, we’ll start the basics of scent discrimination – where your dog can “alert” to a particular scent.

For Scent Games II, we continue the work with objects such as going back to get them (as if you dropped them on a walk) and even possibly teaching your dog to retrieve out of a pile of similar looking objects. We’ll continue the scent discrimination work so your dog will be able to pick out a particular scent and “alert” among a selection of multiple different scents.

If you’re enjoying this class and would like to move on, we recommend taking the the scent field trailing class.

Class prerequisites: Your dog will need some basic training in order to have the most fun in this class. If you aren’t sure if your dog has enough training, please contact: info@mtnhoovespaws.com

For the first class, please bring a plastic bag to put an article of your clothing into (something that has touched your skin such as a hat or glove). And, of course bring plenty of high quality treats! If you haven’t done any marker signal training, that’s okay – but if you have, definitely bring your clickers as your dog will pick up the behaviors much faster with this method.

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Learn more about our lesson packages here:

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We offer consultations if you’d like to see if the training can help your dog – or, if you’d like assistance solving a particular behavior issue:

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Lesson Packages

We offer 6, 9, and 12 private or semi private lesson packages.  These can be held in-person or virtually (or a combination of both).

For general training such as Basic Manners, Puppies, and Dog Activities, we recommend starting at 6 lessons.  For Behavior Training, we recommend starting at 9 lessons or more.

We offer additional lessons at a discount after you’ve finished your initial package.

Our lesson packages include training books and gear, access to online materials on our client only learning site, and support in between lessons.

For more information about prices, travel fees, and what each package includes, visit here:

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Animal Connection Training
48 Saint Bernard St.
Saranac Lake, NY USA 12983

518-637-1170
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Cancellation Policy:  Any lesson cancelled within 24 hours of the lesson time will count as a lesson.  If you cancel more than 24 hours before your lesson, that’s fine!

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