Hi Rott'n'lab Mom!
I am trying to think of the best way to describe Elijah's nose workin' overtime!:) He doesn't sniff the obstacles. What he does.... for instance....he will go over a couple of jumps and while he is running towards the next obstacle he will catch a whiff of something...he will keep running but going slower and only half watching where he is going...slows us down and his concentration is off.....this is an outdoor problem and the cause of a number of nq's....doesn't happen all the time...seems whatever he is smelling is more important to him than what he is doing at the moment!!