Early scent introduction (ESI) is a program for puppies designed to enhance their ability to identify, and react to, specific scents.
Benefits
- nose awareness
- confidence
- scent identification
ESI Process
From days 3-16, we introduce a strong scent to the puppy for brief intervals, and record the puppy’s reaction. The reaction is considered to be positive when the puppy shows interest in the scent, moving toward it. A negative reaction is recorded when the puppy tries to get away from the scent. And finally, when a puppy is neither interested nor disinterested in the scent, this is a neutral reaction. The puppy’s different reactions mean the potential for even better companion, service, and therapy dogs.