Experienced Competitors - AKC Scent Work

For experienced competitors that are getting ready to tackle those upper levels of competition in AKC Scent Work trials, these are the resources for you.

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AKC Scent Work

Gettin' Ready to Trial AKC Excellent Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos You and your dog are moving up the levels in AKC Scent Work and are getting ready to tackle an Excellent trial. Ensure you have the skills you need!

AKC Scent Work

AKC Scent Work: Excellent Trial Prep Course Instructor Dianna L. Santos You've earned your Advanced-level title and are eyeing Excellent. Ensure you and your dog are ready by taking this course.

AKC Scent Work

Gettin' Ready to Trial: AKC Master Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos You've made it and are ready to tackle an AKC Master level class, how exciting! Take this webinar to ensure you, your dog and your team have all the skills necessary to succeed.

AKC Scent Work

AKC Scent Work: Master Trial Prep Course Instructor Judith Guthrie Whether currently competing in Masters or ready to make the jump, this course will discuss how to tackle various search areas, the concept of patterns, detailing, mental mapping, and pre-made decisions all in service of being the best teammate for your dog.

Trial Prep

Don’t Let the Q in Detective be a Sleuth; How to Prep for Success! Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley That oh so elusive Q in Detective! “I missed it by just one” seems to be a statement that goes hand-in-hand with Detective. Learn the skills necessary for the dog and handler to master to be more successful in this challenging class.

AKC Scent Work Program

AKC Detective Class: Rising to the Challenge Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie The AKC Detective class is a challenging one! This webinar will outline what those challenges are and how teams can better prepare to tackle them head-on.

Trial Prep

Detective and Summit: Compare and Prepare Webinar Instructor Holly Bushard Are you interested in competing at the upper levels of AKC Scent Work and NACSW? Learn the unique challenges posed by these two high-level classes, their similarities, their differences and gain insights for how to better prepare for each.

AKC Scent Work

Be Prepared...For Detective! Course Instructor Judith Guthrie Are you preparing for the upper levels of competition and looking for more structure on how to tackle bigger and more complicated searches? Learn how to address unknown number of hides, complex odor pictures, distractions, time pressure, transitions, coverage decisions, and final-call responsibility with this course.

Trial Prep

Super Sniffers: Preparing for Detective, Elite & Summit Competition Seminar Instructor Laurel Scarioni The top levels of scent competition require teams to possess a wide array of skills and apply them to varied search areas. This seminar can help you prepare!

Read Your Dog

What Did Ya Say: Learning to Read Your Dog Seminar Instructor Tony Gravley Your dog is constantly communicating during the search, the real question is whether you understand what they are saying. Join Tony for this information-packed seminar as he breaks down the behaviors handlers commonly see but often struggle to interpret when both training and trialing.

Scent Work Skills

How Would You Train It: Vol 2 Virtual Event Instructor Anita Ambani, Holly Bushard, Kayla Dever, Judith Guthrie, Jill Kovacevich, Michael McManus Hear from our experienced panel of speakers on how they would tackle three distinct scenarios. The discussion will include potential training solutions, ways to determine if progress was being made, whether modifications were warranted, which ones and why and so much more.

Trial Prep Program

Nerves Poisoning the Fun Webinar Instructor Silke Wittig Are you a nervous competitor? Do you find yourself dreading trialing? Is your anxiety starting to chip away at your joy for the sniffing game? This webinar will offer some approaches that are designed just for you!

Passionate About Scent Work

We are committed to offering outstanding learning opportunities that will benefit both you and your dog as you embark on your sniffing journey.

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