Go Find a New Hide, Please Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Does your dog get stuck a hide they already found? Learn why this happens and how to help them move on to find new hides.
Trial Prep Program
Trial Prep for Reactive Dogs Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Scent Work is a unique dog sport in that it is open to reactive dogs. However, a Scent Work trial can be rather challenging for reactive dogs...triggers abound! Learn a variety of exercises, routines and tips to help your reactive dog be more successful at a Scent Work trial with this webinar.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Value of Odor Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
We need our dogs to value the odor they are tasked to hunt for in their Scent Work searches. Learn how to build and maintain their value in this webinar.
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.
AKC Scent Work
Gettin' Ready to Trial AKC Excellent Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
You and your dog are moving up the levels in AKC Scent Work and are getting ready to tackle an Excellent trial. Ensure you have the skills you need!
Common Issues
What's the Issue: Containers Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Is your dog struggling with their Container searches? Learn how to identify potential causes and create a flexible training plan in this webinar.
Common Issues
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trial Host Program
Trial Hosts: Top Ten Must-Do Things Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Thinking of hosting a Scent Work trial? Great! In this webinar, we go over the top 10 must-do things trial hosts need to be mindful of and do to be successful.
Trial Prep Program
Power of Semi-Blind Hides Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
While it is true that all your hides will be blind when trialing, training is a entirely different animal! In this webinar, we discuss the benefits of using semi-blind searches in your training setups.
General Scent Work
The Scent Work Way of Life Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
This webinar is designed to outline ways we can step outside the bubble of "Scent Work" and leverage any and all opportunities at our disposal.
Instructor Program
Instructors: Make Scent Work Foundations Fun Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do your clients moan and complain at the thought of running a foundational exercise? They want the snazzy and fun searches! Learn how to make those foundation searches just as appealing in this webinar.
Intro to Odor Program
Hide Choices: Odor Vessels, Adhesives & More Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Are you overwhelmed by all the choices when it comes to odor vessels, adhesives and more when designing your searches? Learn the pros and cons for each in this webinar.
Foundation Sniffing Program
Starting with Food: The Whys and The Hows Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
There are many schools of thought when it comes to training Scent Work. In this webinar, we discuss the philosophy of starting with food, the hows and whys in doing so.
Odor Puzzles
Multi-Hide Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Setting up multi-hide searches can be greatly beneficial for our dogs. We discuss how and why you should weave these types of searches into your training program in this webinar.
Common Issues
When Dog Odor Trumps Target Odor: Sexy Time Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Does your dog obsess about other doggie smells, thinking they need to mark and drool over every spot another dog has visited? In this webinar, we provide reasons why your dog may be doing this and exercises you can try to help them better focus on their Scent Work searches instead.
Instructor Program
Canine Body Behavior and Scent Work for Instructors Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
As Instructors, we must understand canine body behavior so that we may properly support and advocate for our canine clients.
Canine Body Behavior
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!
Proofing
Find Your Hide - Proofing for Crittering Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Does crittering in your searches get you down? It is understandable, critters are super interesting to our dogs! Learn how you to help them value finding their target hides more than the potential critter activity within their search areas.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Sourcing Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
For our dogs to succeed in Scent Work, they must build and maintain their sourcing skills. Afterall, we care about where odor is coming from not where it is traveling to! Learn how we can do this in this webinar.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Hunting Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
In this webinar, we will discuss the importance of building our dog's value in the hunt itself, how doing so will build a resilient and tenacious hunter who will dig in deep to solve their odor puzzles.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Odor Obedience Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Learn how you may build and maintain your dog's odor obedience when it comes to tackling their Scent Work searches in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Decoding Toy Obsession in Your Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you fret whenever there is a planned toy distractor in your search area? Does your dog seemingly forget all about their hide and become obsessive with the toy instead? Learn why this may happen and possible training solutions in this webinar.
AKC Scent Work
Gettin' Ready to Trial: AKC Novice Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
You and your dog have been training in Scent Work for a bit and are loving it. The thought crosses your mind, "Maybe we can start to trial!" Learn the skills you both will need to succeed at an AKC Novice level trial with this webinar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Skills for All Dogs
Power of Tug: How, When and Why Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Tug can be a powerful and effective tool when training and playing with our dogs. Learn how, when and why to use tug with this informative webinar.
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!
Canine Body Behavior
Learn How to Speak Dog Vol. II Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
There are things we do as humans that are strange, confusing or even scary to our dogs and we may mistake their response as "cute". Learn what your dog is REALLY saying in this webinar.
Canine Body Behavior
Learn How to Speak Dog Vol I Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Our dogs are communicating to us all the time. Do you know what they are saying? Learn to better "speak dog" in this webinar.
Odor Puzzles
Single Hide Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
There are many handlers who assume every search area must have multiple hides. Nothing could be further from the truth! Single hide searches can be extremely helpful in a variety of ways! We discuss this and provide you some tips to try in this webinar.