The hunt centres around the smell truffles emit during their harvesting season.
“Come June to September, they give out an odour,” Hickson said.
Humans can’t detect the smell very easily but both dogs and female pigs can, as it smells like male pig hormones.
“The standard joke in the truffle industry is ‘how many fingers do you have?’ if you have a pig, so those that want to keep our fingers use dogs.”
The event is open to any registered dog owners with no prior experience in truffle hunting needed as basic training will be given on the day.
The basic training at the event will have the truffle hidden under a plant pot or a pile of leaves for the dog to try to find.
Once each dog has had a go at training, the hunt will revolve around one truffle hidden in the park, and whoever finds it can take it home.
Hickson said their last event was a great time for both the dogs and owners so he hoped it to be the same this time around.
“It’s like a treasure hunt, it’s wonderful to watch,” he said.
“People get into it, it’s competitive but in a nice way.”
The event would also teach those taking part about the truffle industry.
“It’s not as easy as running an orchard where you can just pick them when the season comes, it’s a lot more involved,” he said.
He also hoped the person who won the truffle would get a culinary experience once they took it home.
“We’ll give them some ideas on how to use that truffle, they might use it with some cheese, or they might cut it over some pasta, they might run it through some mash potatoes or just put it on some steaks.”
Entry to the event is $10 per dog, with a maximum of 50 dogs allowed for the event.
Payment can be made on the day.
