CEU Opportunities

Below are the online dog training courses, seminars and webinars that have been approved for CEUs through CCPDT, KPA and/or NACSW. View the course description for details on the CEUs offered.

CEU Opportunities
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    Trial Prep Program
    You Can Crush Pooling Odor! Webinar
    Instructor: Tony Gravley

    The dreaded pooling odor has been the cause of many painful “NO”s ! Learn how to crush this odor puzzle in this webinar!
    Trial Prep Program
    Elevated Hides Webinar
    Instructor: Tony Gravley

    Elevated hides commonly trip up many dog and handler teams. In this webinar, Tony will highlight how to help dogs better understand and tackle elevated hides.
    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.
    Trial Prep
    The Dog-Driven Container: The Why and The How Webinar
    Instructor: Michele Ellertson

    Learn how to train a dog-driven pattern as a way for the dog to find success and not frustration when tackling their container searches.
    Intro to Odor Program
    Stay at That Hide: Build and Maintain Your Stick Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Learn about the importance of odor obedience and how to go about building "stick" in this webinar.
    Advanced Topics Program
    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.
    Trial Prep Program
    Call Finish: Clearing Your Nosework Search Areas Webinar
    Instructor: Michele Ellertson

    Clearing a search area at trial can be unnerving to say the least. Learn the clues our dogs provide at the very start of the search that can help us more confidently call "Finish" with this webinar.
    Advanced Topics Program
    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
    Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Container Searches Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Do you struggle with blind Container searches? Find out why false alerts occur and possible training solutions in this webinar.
    Intro to Odor Program
    Odor Concentrations Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Learn how the concentration of odor works and affects the way your dog hunts, sources, and communicates with you with this webinar.
    General Trial Prep Program
    It's What’s Inside that Counts: A Study of Interior Searches Webinar
    Instructor: Dana Zinn

    Interior searches can be tricky for many teams. Learn all the ins and outs, from hide placement to training and trialing Interiors with this webinar!
    Advanced Topics Program
    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!
    Advanced Topics Program
    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.
    Advanced Topics Program
    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.
    Trial Prep Program
    Training With The End in Mind; Focus on the Dog Webinar
    Instructor: Bill Gaskins

    The first in a three-part webinar series, this webinar will focus on hide placements for the dog that drive search behaviors of the handler.
    Advanced Topics Program
    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!
    Trial Prep Program
    Patterns: CSI to Novice Detection Webinar
    Instructor: Bill Gaskins

    Search patterns will vary, but they share a common goal: organization and structure to ensure no items or productive areas are missed. Learn how hide placement, search area context, and reward history matters in building a dog who is organized and thorough as they search.
    Trial Prep Program
    Trial and Error Webinar
    Instructor: Bill Gaskins

    When it comes to Scent Work trials, the Judge has a special perspective. In this webinar, Bill Gaskins will provide his perspective based on what he has witnessed at trials and provide ways teams can better prepare to trial.
    Intro to Odor Program
    Hierarchy of Found and Unfound Odor Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Odor obedience is essential in Scent Work, but what do you build afterwards? Learn in this webinar!
    Foundation Sniffing Program
    Foundation: The Four Pillars of Nose Work Webinar
    Instructor: Michael McManus

    Without a solid foundation, you and your dog will falter in your Scent Work training and trialing goals. Learn what the four pillars of a solid foundation in Nose Work are in this webinar.
    Trial Prep Program
    Conquering Competition Stress Webinar
    Instructor: Michael McManus

    Michael McManus grants Scent Work University license to feature his 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 Michael McManus.
    Intro to Odor Program
    Training Aid Handling and Storage Considerations for Contamination Webinar
    Instructor: Lauryn E. DeGreeff

    Learn the importance of proper training aid handling and storage, and will give examples of how faulty protocols can quickly change the odor perceived by your dog.
    Foundation Sniffing Program
    Language of Nose Work: Reading Your Dog Webinar
    Instructor: Michael McManus

    Learning how to read our dogs is a necessary skill for every Scent Work handler to master. See how you can go about doing this in this webinar.
    Trial Prep Program
    Training Blank Areas Webinar
    Instructor: Natalie McManus

    Blank areas are something you will see in the upper levels of Scent Work competition, but they may actually be beneficial to add into your training in earlier stages! Learn how you can introduce this concept in training in this webinar.
    Trial Prep Program
    Why Stress is Good Webinar
    Instructor: Michael McManus and Natalie McManus

    Dogs and handlers encounter stress both within and outside their searches. Learn how to better cope with this stress using targeted exercises meant for both ends of leash in this webinar.
    Intro to Odor Program
    Convergence Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Learn what convergence is, what it looks like, and the best ways to help your dog learn how to be the best puzzle solver they can be in this webinar.
    Intro to Odor Program
    The Mystery of Strings and Triangles Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Learn how to work these two mystical odor puzzles of strings and triangles. What is happening? Why does your dog miss one consistently? How do you train these puzzles? What can you do as a handler? This webinar will answer all these questions and more.
    Trial Prep Program
    How to Make Your Trial Official (and Instructor) Cringe Webinar
    Instructor: Michele Ellertson

    Our nerves can cause us to do crazy things at a Scent Work trial...some of which make trial officials cringe. Find out how to avoid these pitfalls and have smiling officials instead!
    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.
    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.
    Intro to Odor Program
    Odor Obedience Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    You have questions about odor obedience. What is it? Why is it important? How do you build it? Have those questions answered, and more, with this webinar.
    Trial Prep Program
    Training With The End in Mind; Focus on the Handler Webinar
    Instructor: Bill Gaskins

    The second webinar in a three-part series, we'll focus on how situational awareness of the handler supports the dogs ability to search.
    Advanced Topics Program
    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.
    Instructor Program
    The Mindful Scent Work Instructor Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Scent Work instructors are pivotal in helping their human clients be the trainers their dogs deserve. We'll cover ways instructors can ensure they are indeed cultivating mindful training practices in their Scent Work group classes and private sessions.
    Trial Prep Program
    Canine Body Behavior and Scent Work for Handlers Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    We oftentimes hear how "reading your dog" is essential in Scent Work, but we must hone our eye outside the context of our dogs working odor too!
    Puppy Sniffing Program
    Raising Your Scent Work Puppy Webinar
    Instructor: Judith Guthrie

    Start your Scent Work puppy off right and understand what it takes to make a competitive dog from puppyhood on up with this webinar.
    Advanced Topics Program
    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!
    Instructor Program
    Building an Effective Nosework Training Plan for Instructors Module
    Instructor: Michele Ellertson

    As instructors, we need to breakdown advanced concepts into smaller, manageable pieces for our students to be successful. Learn how to develop effective training plans with this module!
    Trial Prep Program
    Great Expectations: Creating your Scent Work Trial Experience Webinar
    Instructor: Michelle Doram

    This webinar will address managing expectations for Scent Work trials and will help you feel more prepared when you step to the line with your dog.
    Trial Prep Program
    Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Interior Searches Webinar
    Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

    Do you struggle with blind Interior searches? Find out why false alerts occur and possible training solutions in this webinar.
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