What is a mock DOT you say? It is a Designated Odour Test (DOT) and Lucy is going to try her hand, or nose at it. It is through the Canadian nose work organization of Sporting Detection Dogs Association (SDDA) and the real trial is next weekend.
Basically you have a room full of boxes and in one of the boxes is the odor - wintergreen. We have 3 minutes after we cross a line to find the box with the scent in it. It is Lucy's job to find the odor and my job to recognize her pointing the odor out to me.
Tonight we did two practice runs. There were 9 other people practicing tonight & they all sounded like they've been doing this for a while. Made me nervous. The first run we found the box in 38 seconds. I second guessed Lucy & would have been faster if I'd just watch her do her stuff.
The second run was a lot better & we completed it in 17 seconds.
A few of our competitors didn't find anything in the 3 minutes but one did in 6 seconds.
So we have a little bit of training to do before our first competition next Saturday. This will be the real deal! Wish us luck!!
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