We go this going on the NA training thread, but I thought it would be fun to revisit.
What I am talking about here is your dog primarily scent through the air, ground, or combination.
My griff has primarily been an air scenter. This is especially true when hunting covey birds. Her nose is up and she is using the wind. Even when hunting pheasants her nose is up a lot of the time.
However about 20% of the time her nose goes down. When she starts tracking individual pheasants the nose hits the ground. The other time is when the bird moves from a previous holding location and she is trying to figure out where it was heading.
Two years ago, I was hunting with a friend, who noted my dog was primarily an air scenter. He was frustrated with his dog because she scented primarily with her nose down. He felt she got overwhelmed by all the ground scents.
What type of scenting does your dog do? Any other thoughts as well.