Dianna L. Santos Webinars

These are all the webinars offered by Dianna L. Santos, the Owner and Lead Instructor of Scent Work University.

Dianna L. Santos Webinars
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Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Look Up Game Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

The Look Up Game in the Cyber Sniffing Games is testing the dog's ability to find elevated hides. Learn how you can prep and train to tackle all the varieties of the Look Up Game 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.
Foundation Sniffing Program
Back to Foundations: Vehicles Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Vehicle searches can be challenging for dog and handler alike. Ensuring your foundation is solid is the key to success. Learn why and how to implement helpful foundation exercises with this webinar.
Advanced Topics Program
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.
Instructor Program
Teaching Scent Work Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Are you an instructor who has been bitten by the Scent Work bug? Great! Take this webinar to ensure you are aware of all the special considerations that go along with teaching Scent Work classes.
Foundation Sniffing Program
Back to Foundations: Containers Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

We oftentimes hear the term, "go back to foundations" when it comes to training in Scent Work. Learn what this means, the benefits and how to go about it in this webinar.
Common Issues
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.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Pool Party Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Dogs are expected to solve a pooling odor puzzle in Interior, Exterior and Container searches in the Pool Party Game. In this webinar, learn ways to design practice searches to help your dog ace the Pool Party Game.
USCSS Program
Let's Play: Tackling USCSS Game Classes Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

USCSS offers several challenging yet fun Game Classes. Learn more about them and how you can better prepare to tackle them.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: All Mixed Up Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Converging odor puzzles are rather tricky for our dogs to solve. In this webinar, learn some ways you can better prepare and ace the All Mixed Up Game.
Advanced Topics Program
Using Play in Scent Work Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

As handlers, we need to have as many tools at our disposal as possible. Play can an extremely effective way to keep the game fun for our dogs.
Training On Your Own
Creative Searches at Home Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Bad weather. Crazy schedules. There are lots of reasons why you may not want to do a field trip with your searches. Learn some ways you can be creative right from the comfort of your own home.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Crazy Containers Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

There are countless variations our dogs amy encounter as they are tackle a container search. In this webinar, we will discuss ways to ensure our dog well-prepared to find their hides!
Handler Skills Program
Tools to Help Design Your Scent Work Searches Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Wouldn't it be great to visualize what the odor may do in a given search area? Learn tools you can leverage to do just that in this webinar!
Field Trip Training
Field Trip Training On Your Own Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Field trip training is an important part of any Scent Work training regiment. The question is: are you getting the most out of these sessions when you are training on your own.
Foundation Sniffing Program
Back to Foundations: Interiors Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Does your dog really understand how to tackle an interior search? Are their foundations solid? Learn how to tell and how to better leverage foundation Interior searches in 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.
Foundation Sniffing Program
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
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.
Intro to Odor Program
Fading Pairing: Yay or Nay Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Pairing is an incredibly effective training method when it comes to Scent Work, but a common question is how to go about fading pairing in training. In this webinar, we discuss if fading is necessary and how to do so, if a handler chooses that route.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Blankety Blank Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Can your dog encounter a blank area and not alert on "phantom hides"? That is the skill tested in the Blankety Blank Game. In this webinar, learn how to design training searches to prepare.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Go Away Game Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

An important skill for dogs to possess is the ability to work independently to find their hides. This includes working away from the handler. Learn how to train this in preparation to tackle the Go Away Game in this webinar.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Focused Fido Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Handlers can act rather strangely at a Scent Work trial due to nerves and this can trip up their dogs. Learn how to train your dog to ignore your weirdness in this webinar.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Dizzying Distractors Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Our dogs must contend with various distractions when tackling their searches. Learn how to train for sound, movement and person distractions in this webinar.
Instructor Program
Instructors: Maintaining the Joy Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Being a Scent Work instructor can be incredibly rewarding and challenging at the very same time. Burnout and becoming disillusioned is a strong possibility! Learn how you may avoid these pitfalls and reignite your joy for teaching in this webinar.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Sniffing Speedster Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

The Sniffing Speedster Game tests the dog's ability to be efficient and effective in their searches. In this webinar, learn how you can train and prepare to ace this Game.
Skills for All Dogs
Find Your Dog's Off-Switch Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Having the ability to settle and rest is a critical skill for our puppies and dogs to master. In this webinar, we highlight how we can teach our pups to have an ever useful off-switch.
Training On Your Own
Make a Plan: Training Scent Work on Your Own Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

It can be far too easy to feel at a loss when training Scent Work on our own. Where do we start? How do we know what to do next, what adjustments to make? Learn some tips and tricks in this webinar!
Instructor Program
Instructors: Assessing Your Program Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

It can be challenging for Scent Work instructors to do a thorough and objective assessment of their program, curriculum and exercises. We will discuss how to do so in this webinar.
Cyber Scent Work
Prep for Success: CSW Beginner, Novice and Intermediate Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Are you preparing to tackle the lower levels of the Traditional Cyber Scent Work Program? In this webinar, we will discuss ways to ensure you and your dog are ready!
Instructor Program
Instructors: How to Help Teams Succeed Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

As a Scent Work instructor, it is our job to ensure both our canine and human clients are as successful as possible. But what is the best way to achieve this?
Live Webinar
You Can Do It: Building Endurance and Stamina Webinar
Date: April 24th at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
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.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Out of Reach Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

In this webinar, learn how you can help your dog find inaccessible hides in Interior and Exterior spaces in preparation to tackle the Out of Reach Game.
Handler Skills Program
Is That Odor or Not Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Handlers can struggle being able to tell whether their dog is sniffing odor or not. We will try to help in this webinar.
Skills for All Dogs
5 Mental Games for Winter Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Is your dog cooped up and bouncing off the walls due to inclement weather? Learn 5 fun training games you can play to help take the edge off in this webinar.
Training On Your Own
Considerations: Training Scent Work on Your Own Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

When training on our own, there are considerations we should keep in mind to ensure we and our dogs are successful and progressing as expected. Learn what these are and how to maximize on your training in this webinar.
Cyber Scent Work
Prep for Success: CSW Advanced, Master and Expert Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

In this webinar, learn how you can train to prepare to tackle and ace the Advanced, Master and Expert levels offered in the Traditonal Cyber Scent Work Program.
Instructor Program
Making Scent Work Fun for the Handler Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

People can sometimes get the idea that Scent Work is boring for the handler. Nothing could be further from the truth if we know how to keep this activity fun for dog and handler alike!
Intro Webinar
What is Scent Work Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

You've heard of Scent Work, but what is it? Should you give it a try with you dog? We think so! Learn why in this helpful introductory webinar.
Skills for All Dogs
Door Dashers Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

It is a huge problem when our dogs try to dash out of open doors, gates and crates. Learn some easy and engaging training exercises and games to teach your dog how to wait and not dash.
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