x_theory Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 It's a silly question, but since I've heard of alot of ppl taking thier dogs with them cache hunting, has anyone gone as far to train thier dogs to sniff out certain types of tupperware, ammo boxes, or anything of the kind? I'm sure it's possible to train a dog to do this, and it would be fascinating to know if anyone has been able to achieve that with thier loyal canine friends. Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Here ya go. Unfortunately, the old link from THAT thread doesn't work. Instead here's the older thread. My next dog is a Golden, and it will be trained. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
skydiver Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I tried to train Tor to sniff out caches last winter. I'd show him that I put one of his favorite treats in a tupperware container, then stick him in the bedroom while I hid the container somewhere in the living room. Then, when I let him out, he'd try like mad to find it, but never used his nose. It was just a systematic visual search of most of the possible hiding places, usually passing the correct one by repeatedly. He always got the treat as soon as he found the cache, even if it was only by accident, so he had lots of motivation. It was fun watching him try, but in the end didn't prove to be any more helpful than just looking for the cache myself. --------------------------------------- "We never seek things for themselves -- what we seek is the very seeking of things." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) --------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaoss Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 We try to get our mini-lab Lucy to find the boxes, but so far no good. She always has HER nose stuck in the box when WE find it though. Two roads diverged in the woods and I, I took the one less traveled, and that is how I found the cache. Quote Link to comment
+SomewhereInND Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 ...she always has her nose stuck in box when we find them... Its always good to get confirmation. Somewhere In ND South of the hill North of the tree Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Working on it. So far she's sniffes out 3 or 4 tupperware caches on her own. No joke. Ammo boxes are a little more difficult. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Because now I am Lost. Quote Link to comment
fly_tier Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Markwell:http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=8016058331&m=7106011341&r=7306011341#7306011341. Unfortunately, the old link from THAT thread doesn't work. Instead http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=4016058331&m=3486099741&r=9686099741#9686099741. My next dog is a Golden, and it will be trained. http://www.markwell.us http://www.chicagogeocaching.com goldens are good dogs at least mine is anyway God makes geocaching possible!!! Quote Link to comment
+djh Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Millie our cocker spaniel accompanies us on most of our caching trips, without her it isn’t really the same. As for finding caches out of 220 she has only helped on a few she is normally too interested in sticks puddles or rivers. DJH Quote Link to comment
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