Blogs
When to get a truffle dog? A professional truffle harvester and trainers opinion.
As a profession truffle harvester and truffle dog trainer I often get alot of reoccuring questions. This blog answers the question: When to get a dog to start training to search for truffles?
Simone Thomas
Truffle Dog Training and COB's (Change in Behaviour)
Truffle Dog Training and the importance of COB's (change in behaviours')
Simone Thomas
Truffle Dog Training
To start with the length of time for training sessions should be short. I would recommend no more then 10 minutes to begin with. Search stamina is something...
Simone Thomas
Successful rehoming of a truffle dog: Who? Why? How?
The successful rehoming of Jasper, a 2 year old English Springer Spaniel who is already trained to find truffles.
Simone Thomas
Importance of adapting training to your dog’s personality
After doing a summer truffle hunt in Korumburra we received some summer truffle. I wanted to get a video to show some of my current clients who are doing the truffle dog training course how I have two dogs of the same breed, similar age, trained by the same person however different personalities.
Simone Thomas
2nd Summer Truffle Hunt at Korumburra: Will we find more than last time???
It was another lovely day and the weather was perfect for a truffle hunt. Not to cold, not rainy and not too hot.
Simone Thomas
1st Summer Truffle Hunting Korumburra
We had the pleasure of meeting up with Anna and Ralph in Korumburra and helping them find summer truffle.
Simone Thomas
Truffle Valley: Kovu loves proving people wrong!!
I have been working with Truffle Valley for the last few years. They found their first truffle when the trees were 3.5 years in 2021. Amazing! Last year we went over to do a truffle dog training session/assessment. Tessa passed and earned her certification of competency.
Simone Thomas
Truffle Dog Training: Jasper Red Hill Truffles, Mornington Peninsula.
This year we have 4 new truffle hunting apprentices.
Simone Thomas