Advanced Topics Program

Become the best Scent Work team you can be by delving into specific skills, handling techniques and becoming a mindful and thinking trainer.

Advanced Topics Program
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    Advanced Topics Program
    Box Smashers Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Do you dread doing container searches with your dog since they love to smash the boxes? Learn some tips to counter this commonplace behavior in this webinar.
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    Skill Building for Elevated Hides Course
    Instructor: Lori Timberlake

    Learn how to practice for variety of elevated hide odor problems to ensure you're ready for the upper levels of competition!
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    Only Odor Proofing Course
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Do you dread working in certain search elements? Think your dog will get distracted, stop hunting or mark?
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    Building Endurance in Scent Work Course
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Scent Work can be exhausting! Learn how to build your dog's searching, and overall, endurance.
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    Building Speed in Scent Work Course
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    While every dog is an individual with a unique way of hunting, each can improve their efficiency and speed while searching.
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    Building Independence in Scent Work Course
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Your dog is the one with the nose and they have to know to trust it and not cue solely off you! So, let's work on building independent hunting!
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    Scent Study Buddy: Month One
    Instructor: Natalie McManus

    A monthly online coaching program with featured topics to help guide your Scent Work training for tailored results.
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    Handler's Choice
    Instructor: Natalie McManus

    You set the curriculum and decide what you will work on to meet your Scent Work training goals.
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    Now What Do I Do?! How to Build Your Dream Team Course
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Diagnose your searches, come up with plan and have the answers to the "when, why and how's" of building YOUR dream Scent Work team!
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    Passive Alerts: How, Why and Possible Pitfalls Webinar
    Instructor: Michael McManus

    Many people want a trained final response on their Scent Work dog. In this webinar, Michael discusses what passive alerts really are, how you can go about training them and possible pitfalls to be aware of should you do so.
    Sniffing Specialist Program
    All About Balance: Ways to Build Sniffing Stamina Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    You've been officially bit by the Scent Work bug! You are taking classes, workshop, seminars, going to Sniff N' Gos and trials, so much sniffing goodness! But what about your pup? Sure, they love the sniffy game, but can they keep up with all the sniffy plans you have for them?!
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    Control Unleashed and Scent Work Webinar
    Instructor: Adam Skandarani

    Learn how you can leverage Control Unleashed to help your dog better cope with their emotions, the environment and be better able to tackle their search.
    Advanced Skills Program
    Embrace the Drive: Searching with High Drive Dogs Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Handling a high drive dog in Scent Work can be challenging. In this webinar, learn how to lean into and leverage the drive to achieve even better results.
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    Keep Your Head: Maintaining Good Arousal in Nosework Webinar
    Instructor: Michele Ellertson

    Finding your dog's ideal arousal level in Scent Work is crucial, so they are not over-aroused and unable to think or focus. Learn helpful techniques with this webinar!
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    What Are You Training Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Learn how to distinguish WHAT you are working on, WHY you would work on it and WHEN it is best to do so in relation to other concepts and skills.
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    Zone Training in Nosework Webinar
    Instructor: Michele Ellertson

    The way we set up our searches in training provides an experience for the dog. We want to make sure those experiences curate the type of searcher we’re looking for. Zone training can help.
    Trial Prep Program
    All About the Box; A Detailed Look at Container Searches Webinar
    Instructor: Dana Zinn

    Containers have proven to be one of the most challenging elements in nose work for many teams. Find out why and how you may be more successful in this detailed webinar.
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    All About the Box: Part 2 Webinar
    Instructor: Dana Zinn

    In this webinar, Dana returns to discuss why container searches can vex so many teams, including discussing distractors and how to take the guesswork when tackling this search element.
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    The Floor is Lava Webinar
    Instructor: Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow

    Are slippery surfaces something your dog struggles with when tackling interior searches? Get solutions in this webinar!
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    Threshold Hides: From Terrible to Terrific Webinar
    Instructor: Michele Ellertson

    Threshold hides can be tricky for dog and handler alike! Learn why these hides can be so challenging and ways to better prepare in training with this webinar.
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    Fearless Open Areas with Confidence Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Do large open areas in search area give you anxiety? Unsure how to tackle them? Learn how in this webinar!
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    Building an Effective Nosework Training Plan for Dog Owners Webinar
    Instructor: Michele Ellertson

    Breaking down complex ideas into smaller pieces helps our dogs better understand. Learn how you can do this in Nosework, designing effective training plans, with this webinar!
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    Conquering the Environment in Scent Work Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Does it feel as though it is you and your dog v. the environment in your searches? Learn how to better help your dog cope with what the environment throws at them.
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    More Than Odor: Environmental Considerations Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    There's more to competing in Scent Work than just the odor. We must learn to prepare for all the vast possible environmental considerations. Learn how in this webinar.
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    Go Find a New Hide, Please Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Does your dog get stuck a hide they already found? Learn why this happens and how to help them move on to find new hides.
    Sniffing Specialist Program
    My Head Hurts: Dealing with Frustration Threshold in Scent Work Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Solving odor puzzles is hard! Many dogs will give up on challenging searches when they meet their frustration threshold. Learn how to help these dogs stick with the puzzle instead, even when their heads hurt.
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    Finding the Dog's Motivation in Scent Work Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Our dogs MUST want to use their nose if we have any hope in being successful in Scent Work! Learn ways to identify what motivates your dog in this webinar.
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    Find Your Hide - Proofing for Crittering Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    We want our dogs to find their hides when doing Scent Work. Proofing is an important part of the puzzle. Proof them off critters and crittering in this webinar.
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    Find Your Hide - Proofing for Dog Odor Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Dianna L. Santos grants Scent Work University license to feature her courses, seminars and webinars on our online dog training platform. All of the content in this online webinar is created by, owned by, and the rights to the content, are reserved to Dianna L. Santos.
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    Find Your Hide - Proofing for Food and Toys Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    We want our dogs to find their hides when doing Scent Work. Proofing is an important part of the puzzle. Proof them off food and toys in this webinar.
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    Find Your Hide - Proofing for Messy Odor Profile Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    We want our dogs to find their hides when doing Scent Work. This demands clarity on our part! Learn how to be clearer using odor profile proofing in this webinar.
    Sniffy Fun
    50 Sniffy Fun Challenges eBook
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Whether your dog is hunting for food, toys or target odors, playing the Scent Work game for fun or getting ready to compete, you will find these challenges fun, engaging and flexible enough so that you can make them your own.
    Sniffy Fun
    Winter Sniffy Fun Challenge eBook
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    While it is true that Scent Work is done in all sorts of weather, it can be difficult to come up with the inspiration to do so in the dead of winter! Never fear, the Winter Sniffy Fun Challenge eBook is here!
    Sniffy Fun
    Winter Sniffy Fun 2.0 Challenge eBook
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Written in a way to get the creative juices flowing, each of the 32 unique challenges is posed highlighting the types of hides you may use, the search element to tackle, what the training goal is as well as easier and more challenging modifications.
    Sniffy Fun
    Winter Sniffy Fun 3.0 Challenge eBook
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Beat the winter blues by tackling these 36 unique challenges, each offer easier and challenging modifications as well as images and diagrams to get your creative juices flowing!
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    Field Trip Training Suggestions eBook
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Once a dog understands what the game of Scent Work is all about, it is time to embark on some field trip searches. This eBook is written to provide handlers with some ideas and suggestions on how they can design and run their field trip searches.
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    From Boxes to Real-Life Searches eBook
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Our latest eBook is geared toward those dog and handler teams who may have been doing introductory box searches and are itching to embark on more "real-life searches
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    Proofing v. Trick Questions eBook
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    In this eBook we will highlight the stark difference between thoughtful and mindful proofing exercises and trick questions, the latter which may confuse, demotivate or frustrate the dog. Additionally, we will provide sample proofing exercises you may do with your dog.
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    Indications; Teaching, Training, and Proofing a Final Response Webinar
    Instructor: Bill Gaskins

    Are you looking for a way to train and proof a final trained response? Perhaps you want to solidify your dog's communication to you. Or maybe you need an alternative behavior when your dog offers aggressive alerts. Then this is the webinar for you!
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    Intelligent Disobedience...SAY WHAT?!?!? Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Ever heard of intelligent disobedience? Want to know what it is? How to implement it? Why you may need it?
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