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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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.
Common Issues
Stopping the Potty: Tips for Exterior Searches Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

You see grass. You see trees. You see vertical spaces. All of this means your dog is going to potty during the search and your heart is racing! What to do?! Find out in this webinar.
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.
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!
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.
Common Issues
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 regarding our cotnainer searches 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.
Live Webinar
Conquer the Boogeyman in Your Searches Webinar
Date: December 1st at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Vertical spaces. Distractors, planned and unplanned. Huge search areas. Doing searches on-leash. Regardless of the boogeyman in your Scent Work training, we will discuss how you can confront and conquer it 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.
Learn About Odor
Prepping and Storing Odor Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

When it comes to working with the essential oils for Scent Work, there are some important considerations to keep in mind, including how to prepare and store the odor. We discuss this, and more, 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.
Common Issues
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.
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.
Live Webinar
Common Pitfalls When Training Scent Work Webinar
Date: September 15th at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

There are some common pitfalls that can occur when training Scent Work. Take this webinar to ensure you do not fall victim to them as well!
Common Issues
Lacking Problem Solving? Problem Solved! Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

You've received feedback while training or trialing that your dog is "lacking problem-solving skills"...but what does that mean and how can you fix it?! We'll show you in 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.
General Scent Work
Video It! Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Let's face it: our memories when we are running our dog in training or at a trial are terrible! Filming our searches is the answer. Learn tips for how to film, equipment to use, technical tips, how to review your vidoes and much more.
Common Issues
You Can Do It Pup: Building Efficiency Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

When it comes to searching, one of our goals is for our dogs to be as efficient and effective as possible. Learn some exercises and approaches in this webinar to weave into your training sessions.
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.
Common Issues
What's the Issue: Vehicles Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Do you and your dog find Vehicle searches challenging and frustrating? Figuring out WHY will help you better devise a training solution. We discuss how you can do just that in this webinar.
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.
Training for Trainers
Instructors: Canine Body Behavior and Consultations Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

As instructors, it is essential that we properly read what our canine clients are saying. Learn tips on how to do so, ways to be proactive and set your clients up for success in private and semi-private consultations.
Training for Trainers
Instructors: Canine Body Behavior and Teaching Classes Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

When teaching a group dog training class, it is essential for instructors to properly read what their canine clients are saying. Learn ways to do so, keep tensions low and set your clients up for success 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.
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.
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.
Live Webinar
It's About More Than Just Stuff Webinar
Date: October 27th at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Are you finding that your dog is obsessed with checking "stuff" when they are searching? Scent Work is about so much more! See how and ways you can help your dog pivot to focusing more about odor than stuff in this webinar.
Live Webinar
Keeping Scent Work FUN! Webinar
Date: October 6th at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work should be your dog's FAVORITE activity! After all. it is celebrating their most impressive natural instinct. Learn how you can keep this activity for them, even if you are doing a serious level of training and trialing.
Common Issues
You Can Do It Pup: Building Focus Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

When playing Scent Work with our dogs, we need them to be focused on the task at hand. But there are times, where they are seemingly distracted. "Butterfly!" Learn how to build your dog's focus in this webinar.
Common Issues
You Can Do It Pup: Building Independence Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Does your dog seemingly rely on you in their searches? Learn some techniques to help your dog be more independent, confident, resilient and tenacious in this webinar.
Common Issues
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?!
Trial Prep Program
Trial Prep for Sensitive Dogs Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work is a wonderful activity in that it can help sensitive dogs gain new confidence. Trialing may even be in these dog's future, however these events can be rather challenging environments for any dog to deal with, not to mention a sensitive dog!
Handler Skills Program
Wait, Quit or Help Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

When your dog is struggling with a search, you have three choices: wait them out, call it quits or step in to help. We discuss the pros and cons of each in this webinar.
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.
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.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Go Away 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: 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.
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!
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.
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