A nose for the job
Understanding scent and scenting conditions can really make a difference when working gundogs. Perhaps I should have said ‘trying to understand’ because I don’t think we human beings could ever fully appreciate the power of a dog’s nose.
Over the years I have watched hundreds of gundogs work in all sorts of conditions and the question of scent can confuse even the most experienced of handlers. I remember watching a retriever trial and on the last drive some partridges had been shot and fallen on plough. The air temperature was dropping fast and a cold mist was beginning to fall. You would have thought the
