Airflow - Help or Challenge?

It depends!  I am a big fan of letting dogs learn how to work odour to source before adding in a lot of direction from their handler in the search, after all, our dogs are the ones with the nose!  Using airflow strategically can help your dog learn to trace an odour cloud back to it's source.  And knowing when the airflow may be working against you can help you make sure that your dog gets into the right position to be able to pick up the scent cloud in the first place.   Let's look at some scenarios.

Into the Wind

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