NW Truffle Dogs provides a unique training opportunity. If you have dog training experience, and would like to find out if we have availabilty for trainers in your area, contact us for more information.
The Oregon Truffle Festival leads in promoting the exclusive use of truffle dogs to ensure harvest of the highest quality truffles while preventing the environmental harm caused by raking. NW Truffle Dogs has partnered with the Oregon Truffle Festival to produce the Truffle Dog Training Seminar held at the Festival each January, and in the development of standards for certification of truffles harvested by trained truffle dogs.
In this two week on-campus course your dog will start with beginning scent training and move rapidly up through proofing and distraction training. Web cameras will allow you to remotely observe training sessions real time. On the last two days of training you will learn all of the handling skills necessary to make the most of your skilled hunter.
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