Level 2
Truffle High School
The dog learns to search for truffles without a command or additional cues, amid greater distractions, and to stay under control after finding a truffle.
You will learn how to:
- prepare the dog to decide to mark a truffle when it catches the scent, even though you have not told it to work
- establish control during digging without conflict
- increase the dog's motivation and independence in the work
- develop more precise marking of a find
- work in more complex field conditions
- read canine behaviour better
- keep the dog focused despite distractions
Enrolment conditions
- Enrolment conditionCompleted Level 1 (Basic Truffle School) or a passed assessment
- Dog's ageNo lower or upper limit
- VaccinationThe dog must be vaccinated at least once
- Handler's ageFrom 15 years of age (the same handler throughout the course)
Truffle School
Other levels
Level 1
Basic Truffle School
The fundamentals of truffle searching — the dog learns to recognise the scent of truffles, mark them reliably and search for them eagerly with minor distractions.
180 €More about the course
Level 3Truffle Master's
The dog goes out to a truffle habitat and prepares for fieldwork. It is necessary to pass an assessment (the truffle finals) covering searching without a command and the basics of obedience for control within the habitat (come, down, stay).
300 €More about the course