Training includes any combination of antler hunting. Dogs of any age are accepted and trained how to pick up scent, how to distinguish and decipher different scents, how to follow a track by sight and smell, and how to dig antlers out of obstacles in extreme environments. Dogs are trained to search in a specific area on command, search the full 360-degree perimeter of the handler on command, and to search behind or out in front of the handler on command. Once a shed is found the dog is trained to retrieve it and bring it back to the handler in a heeling position.