SHED HUNTING
Turn Their Nose Into Their Next Adventure.
Shed hunting gives dogs and owners a new way to work together while putting their natural scenting ability to use. Whether you're introducing your dog to antlers for the first time or preparing for another shed season, training is tailored to your dog's abilities, drive, and your goals.
MORE THAN FINDING ANTLERS
Give Your Dog a Job They Love.
Shed hunting combines scent work, problem-solving, exercise, and teamwork into an activity that dogs and owners can enjoy together.
Training focuses on teaching your dog to recognize antler scent, search confidently, locate sheds, and bring that success back to you. Just like every other program at Lonesome Willow, we build from the dog standing in front of us rather than their age or previous experience.
Whether you're serious about finding sheds each spring or simply looking for a new way to challenge your dog outdoors, we'll build the training around what you want to accomplish.
OUR PROGRAM
From First Antler to the Real Search.
Every dog starts somewhere. Our shed hunting program provide a framework, but training is tailored to your dog's current abilities, natural drive, and your goals.
These programs provide a starting point, but every training plan is customized to your dog's experience, your hunting goals, and the amount of training that's right for you. Whether you choose board-and-train, private lessons, or group classes, we'll build a plan that fits.
Foundation Test Prep
Introduce your dog to antlers and begin building the scent recognition, confidence, and desire needed to search for sheds.
Antler introduction
Antler scent recognition
Building search desire
Finding antlers
Retrieving
Recall
Confidence building
Handler engagement
Preseason Tune-Up
Knock off the rust before sheds begin dropping. A preseason tune-up refreshes the skills your dog already knows while sharpening search drive, reliability, and teamwork before heading back into the woods.
Antler scent refresher
Search drive
Search patterns
Retrieving refresh
Off-leash reliability
Environmental distractions
Conditioning
Real-world searches
Your Next Adventure Starts Here.
Whether you're looking to put your dog's nose to work for the first time or sharpen an experienced shed hunter before the season, we'll build a training plan around your dog and your goals.