That's really interseting. I would never have thought to do something like that. Our guy is the exact same way. Nose to the ground everywhere we go. I had thought of coming up with some "games" where I hide the scent to have him find it...but nothing specific like tracking.
Unfortunately, we never got around to hunt training our guy which crushes me since I know he'd be a great hunting dog. That's why I thought it would be fun to introduce some "games" to bring out his instinctual side and maybe throw in some basic hunt training, even though we don't hunt anymore. Maybe I can try some tracking! Are you in the States? Are there local "clubs" that can teach someone, or do you just make it up as you go?
Unfortunately, we never got around to hunt training our guy which crushes me since I know he'd be a great hunting dog. That's why I thought it would be fun to introduce some "games" to bring out his instinctual side and maybe throw in some basic hunt training, even though we don't hunt anymore. Maybe I can try some tracking! Are you in the States? Are there local "clubs" that can teach someone, or do you just make it up as you go?