06/23/2025
Shout out time to Buddy, a two year old Boxer with Rockin P Rescue in Jacksonville, AL. Thanks to the fabulous folks at Rockin P, Buddy’s been able to attend all our fundamental nose work classes! He’s now on birch, anise and clove odors, and finished his first advanced class last week.
Check out the video of a mock Odor Recognition Test. There are 12 closed boxes and one has q-tips with odor inside. We ran this test in a parking lot across from Wal-Mart, so lots of distractions. Buddy was able to focus. He worked the odor that was pooling on the parking bumper and figured out which of the two closest boxes was the odor box. Nice job!
Buddy’s a big boy who looks serious, but has a soft side. When he gets anxious, he often hugs his handler for reassurance that everything’s OK. He has that full-on Boxer personality. He can be nippy with treats, so there’s some work to do there. He gets along with other dogs and rides well in a car. Buddy is so ready for a home and a person or family to call his own. He’d be great continuing in nose work, but if not, that’s OK too. Most important is a home where he is loved and cared for. In return, he will be someone’s best Buddy!
