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
Nose Poke Alert Webinar Instructor Holly Bushard Explore ways to increase a dog’s excitement about getting to source, staying at source, and communicating about source with this information-packed webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Single Hide Pattern Games for Reliability and Fun Webinar Instructor Holly Bushard Looking to develop better concentration and focus on immediately getting to work in search areas? Learn 10 single hide pattern games that will accomplish just that!
Training On Your Own
Training on an Island: The Art of Working Solo in Canine Nose Work Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley Do you typically find yourself training on your own? This webinar is for you! Enjoy a deep dive into both sides of the leash, exploring not only the handler’s responsibilities when working without a coach or group but also the dog’s role in developing independence, confidence, and problem-solving skills.
Common Issues
Is That Pooling or Something Else Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson Do you have a hard time observing the difference between pooling/trapping odor verses source or inaccessible? In this webinar we will talk about clarifying the purpose of the dog, as well as how to avoid some common handling mistakes that can lead to your dog being confused!
Small Dogs
Nose Work for Small Dogs Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson Small dogs are faced with additional challenges that large dogs aren’t when it comes to Nose Work. Learn about these challenges, how to tackle them and ways to handle small dogs in Nose Work searches in this webinar.
Common Issues
Aggressive Alerts: Causes and Solutions Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley Does your dog love to smash boxes, scratch up vehicles, retrieve hides or practice other types of aggressive alerts? Learn the common causes and practical training solutions in this webinar.
Common Issues
Fringing: Causes and Solutions Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley Are you struggling with your dog fringing at trial? It is as if they say, "Is this close enough?" Learn what fringing is, the causes and how to address it in training with this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Displacement Sniffing and Other Stress Behaviors Webinar Instructor Sue Sternberg Better understand displacement sniffing and other stress behaviors as they relate to Scent Work. Learn how to distinguish the various types of sniffing and how to better support your canine teammate throughout the search with this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Mastering the Big Picture: Preparing for Elite & Summit Level Nosework Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson You are embarking on your Elite or Summit journey. Learn how to balance efficiency with thoroughness, develop handling plans that adapt in real time, and build the skills needed to succeed at Elite and Summit level trials.
Trial Prep Program
Let's Get Motivated: Secret of Motivational Searches Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley You've heard of motivational searches and want to incorporate them into your training program...but what are they and how can you do that? Learn all about the secrets of motivational searches with this webinar!
Odor Theory
The Difference Between Theory and Reality Seminar Instructor Tony Gravley Are you looking for a down-to-earth explanation of odor theory with tips on how to design specific odor puzzles? This seminar is for you!
Trial Prep Program
Be Strategic: Breaking Down the NACSW Walk Through Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley Learn how to extract critical information from the NACSW Trial Walk Through videos. The type of information that separates those teams who simply run a search at a trial from those who tackle the very same search strategically.
Trial Prep Program
Advanced Supportive Handling: Who We Can Become for Our Dogs Webinar Instructor Leah Gangelhoff Gain a better appreciation for the what our dogs are contending with in complex converging odor environments that they encounter in upper-level searches with this webinar. This knowledge will help you be a better supportive handler for your canine partner.
Trial Prep Program
Let's Make Thresholds Work Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley You've worked hard to develop the dog's desire to seek. But this may mean they are rocketing through their search area, rushing through those thresholds. Learn how to make those thresholds more productive with this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Find It. Own It. Get Paid. Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson Learn why some dogs leave source too quickly, disconnect after the find, or show unclear communication, and how to build stronger commitment through intentional training.
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.
Handler Skills Program
Learn More About The Dog-Driven Search Virtual Event Instructor Sue Sternberg and Dana Zinn You've heard of The Dog-Driven Search book. Take a deeper dive and gain a better understanding of importance of handler orientation, matching pace and speed, tips for tackling a search, covering the search area and much more.
Trial Prep Program
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.
Trial Prep Program
Who’s Watching Who? Understand the Dog’s Changes of Behaviors (COBs) Webinar Instructor Khara Schuetzner Can you describe 5 out of the 10 changes of behaviors (COBs) your dog exhibits while they're in odor? No worries, you will learn how in this webinar! Join Khara to learn how to identify these COBs and better read and decipher what your dog is telling you during a search.
Common Issues
Don't Fear the Outdoors Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley Exterior searches can feel unpredictable. Wind, wildlife, vegetation, wide open space, all influencing odor behavior and your dog’s mindset. Learn how to confidently build a dog that hunts with purpose outside, not one that gets lost in the environment.
Trial Prep Program
Know Your Role: The Handler’s Role in Trialing Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley We can quite literally derail an otherwise fantastic search at trial when we step out of our lane and, well, forget to remember our role! Learn what your role is at Scent Work trials and how to best support your canine partner in this informative webinar.
Odor Theory
Odor Chemistry Basics for Civilian and Sport Canine Detection Handlers Webinar Instructor Lauryn E. DeGreeff, PhD Gain an understanding of factors that affect or change odor particularly in regards to Nosework odors (Birch, Anise and Clove) and how they may compare to other detection target odors, such as human remains and live human scent.
Trial Prep Program
Training Blank Areas Webinar Instructor Michael and Natalie McManus While blank searches are usually considered an “NW3” concept, they can be important at every level of the dog’s development. Worried about messing up your dog with blank searches? Learn how to use blank area in training and better read your dog in competition with this webinar.
Puppy Sniffing Program
Helping Puppies Succeed for a Lifetime of Sniffing Webinar Instructor Holly Bushard Do you have a new puppy? Looking to build the skills they will need to have a successful sniffing career? This webinar is for you!
Trial Prep Program
Convergence Drills Webinar Instructor Holly Bushard Converged hides can be challenging for even the most experienced teams. Join us for a collection of exercises designed to enhance your dog’s understanding of this common hide type.
Trial Prep Program
The Power of Pairing: Search Monster Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley Learn the power of pairing and Tony's unique system that has afforded his clients to enjoy epic results where dogs consistently drive to source, avoid fringing and are not tripped up by distractors.
Handler Skills
Know Your Role: The Handler’s Role in Training Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley Do we have a role when training Scent Work with our dogs? YES! If we step out of our lane, this can cause our dogs to become confused, frustrated or demotivated by the search. Learn how to better understand your role in this webinar.
Handler Skills
Language of Nose Work: Reading Your Dog Webinar Instructor Michael McManus and Natalie 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
Stay at That Hide: Building Stickiness Between Communication and Handler Response Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Can your dog communicate source and hold the answer long enough for you to respond? Learn how to build duration, clarity, confidence, and independence at source so the dog can hold the answer while the handler reads the behavior, moves, thinks, calls, or rewards.
Trial Prep Program
Tony's Strategic Insights: Evaluating NACSW Virtual Walkthrough Videos (July 2026) Webinar Instructor Tony Gravley Are you ready to apply the skills covered in the Be Strategic: Breaking Down the NACSW Walk Through Webinar? Perfect! Join us for this live webinar and put your skills to the test!
General Scent Work
How Would You Train It Virtual Event Instructor Holly Bushard, Kayla Dever, Tony Gravley, Michael McManus, Natalie McManus, Nancy Reyes Our roundtable will be posed with three common issues handlers may encounter when training or trialing in Scent Work. Learn how they would design a training plan, react to subsequent issues and more in this exciting event.
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!
Instructor Program
How to Keep It Fresh Webinar Instructor Aleks Woodroffe Are you an instructor who is running out of ideas? Using the same training space over and over again, losing the spark of creativity and inspiration? Maybe you train on your own and are running on fumes, repeating the same search exercises and hide placements ad nauseam. This webinar is for you!
NW Relationship
Coach Jeff's Guide To The Nosework Relationship Webinar Instructor Jeff McMahon Everyone deserves a good relationship with their dog. This is the webinar where we light the path to the authentic and fulfilling Nose Work relationship that best fits YOU and YOUR DOG.
Trial Prep Program
The Decision Zone: Where Behavior Tells the Truth Seminar Instructor Tony Gravley During this seminar, Tony will highlight what he refers to as the "the Decision Zone" and will breakdown the habits and patterns dogs exhibit right when they encounter odor—not just the obvious ones, but the subtle, easy-to-miss shifts that separate guessing from knowing.
Trial Prep Program
Boundaries: From Start Lines to Flags and Cones Webinar Instructor Dana Zinn Boundaries are a big part of a Nose Work search, but they are often undervalued and/or ignored. Learn how to more meaningfully tackle your start lines, cope with search area boundaries and more in this informative webinar.
Trial Prep
Train a Freeze Indication Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson In this webinar, Michele will talk about all the steps involved in how to create the behavior of a nose freeze, how to proof it and perhaps most importantly, why and how it could go wrong!
Trial Prep Program
Climbing Mountains: Handler Skills for Success at Elite/Elite Premier and Summit Webinar Instructor Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow Are you currently competing, or planning to compete, in the Elite or Summit levels of NACSW? In this webinar, learn how to help your mental game, develop trial day action plans, and how to find JOY in the highest pressure levels of our sport!
Trial Prep Program
Vehicle Search Mechanics: The Handler's Role Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson Once the dog understands how to confidently execute a vehicle search, the real finesse comes from the handler. This webinar dives into the human side of the team: how to support, read, and respond to a dog who is already patterned and fluent.
Low-Drive Dogs
Games for Low-Drive Dogs Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson When it comes to low-drive dogs, we need to convince them they are strong, powerful and able to successfully play the sniffing game. Learn how to do this in this webinar!
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