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29 June 2026
June 2026 Season Summary
Summary of June 2026 truffle season: June seemed to be quite unforgiving for the truffles of 2026. 28 individual hunts at 16 different farms over 17 days finding 138kg of truffles (with a significant amount of rot). Challenges: Warm then average temperatures and high rainfall mid to late June.
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30 May 2026
May 2026 Season Summary
Summary of the month of May 2026: 1. How did the weather affected May? 2. How many hunts did we do? 3. How much we harvested? 4. What was the biggest problems in late May?
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13 March 2026
Traits to look for in a truffle dog
If you are looking for a truffle dog watch this video to learn what to look for in their personalities.
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14 October 2025
Dougie's First Week during his Truffle Dog Training journey.
This is the next installment of Dougie’s truffle dog training Journey where he starts week 1 which involves 3 tasks: 1. Teaching “Show” 2. Increasing focus with distractions 3. Working on marking accuracy.
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29 September 2025
Dougie the Kelpie First Video and assessment for truffle work.
This is the first instalment of my most recent truffle dog student, Dougie's, truffle hunting journey.
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20 August 2025
Searching 2 rows at a time: The 9 conditions which had to be met to allow for this search.
Searching 2 rows at a time is a rare event for me as the conditions of the farm must be perfect along with a whole host of weather conditions. Here I explain the important reasons why I could search two rows at a time at a farm in Sale, Victoria.
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29 January 2025
Session 2: Finding the best truffle dog?
Watch my youtube video answering "Finding the best truffle dog" in the link provided in this blog or read the full answer here. A truffle hunters and trainers opinion on what kind of dog to get to train as a truffle dog.
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11 November 2024
Session 1: When to get a truffle dog?
Watch my video explanation answering "When to get a truffle dog?" in the link provided in the blog. As a professional truffle harvester and truffle dog trainer, I often get a lot of reoccuring questions. This blog answers the question: When do I get a dog to start training to search for truffles?
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22 July 2024
Truffle Dog Training and COB's (Change in Behaviour)
Truffle Dog Training and the importance of COB's (change in behaviours')
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