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Trial Prep Program

Working Under Pressure Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Trialing in Scent Work oftentimes turns into a battle against the clock. Why not do fast searches in training to prepare?

General Scent Work

Well-Rounded Sniffing Webinar Instructor Lori Timberlake In this webinar, Lori discusses ways handlers can keep their Scent Work training fresh, exciting and continuing to build skills for dog and handler alike.

Reactive Dogs

Stress-Free Learning and Trialing with a Reactive Dog Webinar Instructor Christina Young In this webinar, Christina will discuss and illustrate strategies and games to help you and your dog navigate the challenges of taking a reactive dog to a Scent Work class or trial.

Learn About Odor

Odor Series Part 2: 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.

Proofing

Find Your Hide - Proofing for Food and Toys Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos The most common planned distractors found within Scent Work search areas are food and toy distractors. Proofing our dogs off these distractors is a key element to any training program. Learn how to do just that in this webinar.

Advanced Topics Program

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.

High-Drive Dogs

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!

Foundation Sniffing Program

Rotate Your Skills Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Implementing a rotating skills training plan can ensure both you and your dog work on and develop the skills you need to be a successful sniffing team.

General Scent Work

What is a Purposeful Search Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie You've heard the importance of being purposeful when designing your searches. Learn what it means to be purposeful, how to plan your training even if you only have 10 minutes, how to quickly decide what you should do in an environment and more.

Trial Official Program

Trial Officials: Assessing the Search Area Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie When designing a search area, it is essential to first assess the space and determine if meets the need for the given class, level and association. Learn how to assess search areas in this webinar.

Trial Official Program

Trial Officials: Creating Level-Appropriate Searches Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie It is essential for a Scent Work trial officials to design level-appropriate searches. Learn how in this webinar.

Trial Prep Program

Sighthounds and Scent Work: Does It Work Webinar Instructor Holly Bushard It takes a bit of courage to trial behind a sighthound! Holly will cover reinforcement strategies, acclimation ideas and training plans and discuss trial testing techniques to increase reliability and fun!

Getting Started

Toys as Primary Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson Are you interested in using toys as your form of primary to get your dog started in Nosework? Learn toy play mechanics, toy rules, and how to set up your toy search to get the most out of the work with your dog.

Skill Specific

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!

Trial Prep Program

What to Do: Days After the Trial Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Opportunities abound in the days immediately after attending a trial. We discuss what these are and how to identify what will work best for you and your dog in this webinar.

General Scent Work

Hierarchy of Behavior Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Hierarchy of behavior is your dog's understanding of the rules of life and how they fit into it, affecting their decision-making in sometimes unexpected ways.

Common Issues

Keeping Scent Work FUN! Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Scent Work should be your dog's FAVORITE activity! After all, it is celebrating their most impressive natural instinct. Yet, as we move up the levels, the game starts to morph into work and our dogs may find it to be less fun. Learn how you can keep this activity fun and engaging for them, no matter how challenging the searches become!

Trial Official Program

Trial Officials: Choosing Odor Puzzles Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Trial officials can quite literally make or break a trial. One of the most crucial choices is which odor puzzles to offer. Judith will discuss ways trial officials can better make these choices.

Learn About Odor

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.

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!

Trial Prep

You Can Do It Pup: Building Endurance and Stamina Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos To ensure our dogs can indeed be successful in their searches, we should take steps to build their endurance and stamina. We will discuss ways to do so in this webinar.

Live Seminar

The Decision Zone: Where Behavior Tells the Truth Seminar Date June 2nd at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT) 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

Performance Redefined: Agility to Nosework Webinar Instructor Vicky Lovejoy Agility requires handler focus whereas Nosework demands an entirely different dynamic between dog and handler. In this webinar, learn how to help overcome these challenges and make for a smoother transition from agility to Nosework.

Common Issues

Back to Foundations: Exteriors Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos It can be so easy to get swooped up into setting snazzy and flashy exterior searches but ensuring your dog has solid foundations is crucially important! Learn why and how to incorporate these foundation exercises into your routine with this webinar.

General Scent Work

Masterful Mazes Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Mazes can be an excellent tool in your Scent Work training toolbox! Learn the benefits of mazes, how you can leverage them and ideas to help inspire you to create your own in this webinar.

Sensitive Dogs

Be Brave: Using Scent Work to Build Confidence Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Scent Work is an amazing activity and we can leverage it to help our dogs build their confidence. Learn how in this webinar.

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.

Common Issues

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.

Common Issues

Wait...Did You Find a Hide?! Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Does your dog buzz around the search area seemingly finding hides without telling you? Learn some solutions with this webinar.

Learn About Odor

Odor Series Part 3: The Mystery of Strings and Triangles Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos 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

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.

Trial Prep Program

Blast Busters Webinar Instructor Holly Bushard Are you struggling with your dog blasting off from the start line as if a rocket were strapped to them? Learn how to help our over-the-top dogs come off of the start-line focused on odor in this webinar.

Handler Skills

Toys for Nosework: How, When and Why Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson Are you and your dog interested in rewarding with toys in Nosework but are unsure where to begin? Figure out the how, when and why with this webinar, to ensure you are effectively playing with your dog, gaining the benefits and avoiding the common pitfalls!

Trial Prep Program

Influence of Dog's Reactivity on their Scent Work Training and Trialing Webinar Instructor Sue Sternberg Can a dog’s temperament qualities influence their performance at a Scent Work trial? Does a dog’s reactivity with other dogs affect their distractibility during searches? Sue will discuss this and more in this webinar!

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!

Trial Prep Program

Terrific Teamwork: Searches Built on Trust Webinar Instructor Adam Skandarani Are you struggling at trial with disengagement, displacement, or discouragement? Strengthening your teammwork can be the key. Learn ways to do just that in this webinar.

Instructor Program

Instructors: Bark Less, Teach More Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Are you a Scent Work instructor? Then this webinar is for you! We will discuss ways instructors can be more effective in communicating with their human clients, setting them up to be more successful and enjoying the process.

Intro to Odor Program

Pairing: Why and How Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos A powerful training technique, we delve into what pairing is, why we use it and how you can incorporate it into your own Scent Work training.

Proofing

Don't Take Me Personally: Tips for Handler Proofing Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie In this webinar, we will talk about what handler proofing is, when to use it, when you might not want to use it, and discuss some strategies for how to start teaching this vital skill.

Trial Prep Program

Start Lines: From Beginning to End Webinar Instructor Lori Timberlake Your start lines matter and can shape the entirety of your search! Learn how and the ways to ensure your start line routine is as good as possible in this webinar.

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