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These blog posts include general training tips, reminders for handlers, competitors, instructors and trial officials alike as well as comments about happenings within the community as a whole.

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Scent Work University

Oct 30
3 min

Scent Work is Magical

Our dogs are so incredibly talented when it comes to Scent Work. It is a gift that we can join them on their sniffing journey.

Scent Work University

Oct 9
6 min

Power of Choice in Scent Work

Granting our dogs the power of choice can help elevate the quality of their learning and effectiveness in Scent Work.

Scent Work University

Aug 13
4 min

Being a Sniffing Sleuth

Are you doing all you can to provide clarity to your dog so they understand HOW they can successfully play the cent work game?

Scent Work University

Apr 21
8 min

Where Are Your Successful Repetitions?

We must ensure we are not hampering our dog's ability to succeed in Scent Work due to our own hang-ups, negative emotions and past failures.

Scent Work University

Jan 22
9 min

Strive for Clarity

With clarity, we can achieve our Scent Work training goals, be it working with our dogs or working with clients as instructors.

Scent Work University

Dec 29, 2021
7 min

Odor is Not Fully Contained in Containers

We must recognize that odor is dynamic and will interact with the totality of the space, including with container searches.

Scent Work University

Dec 15, 2021
8 min

What Are You Teaching, Really?

Are your Scent Work training exercises teaching what you think they are teaching, or is your dog learning something else entirely?

Scent Work University

Nov 10, 2021
6 min

Get Your Praise On

Picture this: you are tasked with a super complicated and challenging project at work. Tackling this project has forced you to use all...

Scent Work University

Oct 29, 2021
7 min

Knowing The “Why” Matters

Mindlessly mimicking what we see instructors, speakers or other dog and handler teams do can be our downfall in Scent Work.

Scent Work University

Sep 12, 2021
9 min

Scent Work is Not the Sole Solution

Solutions for issues you may be encountering in Scent Work may exist OUTSIDE of Scent Work entirely. We discuss in this blog post.

Scent Work University

Aug 8, 2021
6 min

Partnerships Are Unique

You may be embarking on Scent Work with your second, third, fourth or fifth dog. Each partnership you have is a unique, embrace this.

Scent Work University

Jul 21, 2021
6 min

How You Start and Finish Matters

Handlers are oftentimes quite focused on what is happening during a search itself but overlook what happens before and afterwards.

Scent Work University

Nov 8, 2020
4 min

Searching Planes

No, I do not mean the types of planes that fly through the sky, although competitors have indeed searched grounded and out-of-commission...

Scent Work University

Oct 14, 2020
5 min

When NOT to Play Scent Work

That’s right, there are indeed times you may want to steer away from playing formal Scent Work with your pup.

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