General Scent Work Skills

There are general Scent Work skills all dog and handler teams will need to work on and perfect during their sniffing journeys.

These resources will help you and your dog master these skills!

General Scent Work Skills
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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!
General Scent Work
Marker Cues in Nosework Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

Marker cues in Nosework, to click or not to click… there is a tremendous amount of debate about this topic that all comes down to timing. Learn more in this informative 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
Train the Drive Webinar
Instructor: Jill Kovacevich

Let's refresh our training skills for proficient odor drive search work. It is important to reconnect with an solid odor drive progression from basic hides in simplistic search areas to complex odor problems in environmental gotcha zones. Learn how in this information packed webinar!
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.
General Scent Work
What Are You Training Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Learn how to distinguish WHAT you are working on, WHY you would work on it and WHEN it is best to do so in relation to other concepts and skills.
Trial Prep
Intentional Practice for the Extreme Webinar
Instructor: Vicky Lovejoy

Help your dog develop the skills they need to tackle a variety of searches regardless of what the search area throws at them. Great for trial-prep or simply taking your sniffing game to the next level.
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.
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.
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365 Days of Searching eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Are you looking for search ideas or inspiration? Do you keep running out of search ideas? Perhaps you are an instructor looking to keep things fresh for your clients. Find 365 ideas in this eBook!
Proofing
Intelligent Disobedience...SAY WHAT?!?!? Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Ever heard of intelligent disobedience? Want to know what it is? How to implement it? Why you may need it?
Foundation Scent Work
Foundations: Building, Maintaining and Celebrating eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Are you looking for ways to build and maintain solid foundational skills for you and your dog when it comes to Scent Work? Perhaps how to stay motivated to offer foundational searches throughout your entire sniffing journey? This eBook is for you!
General Scent Work
Squirrel! Distractor Training Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Do you feel as though distractors in your searches are your worst nemesis? Learn how to better train for distractors, both artificial and those "in the wild", set your dog up for success and more in with this webinar!
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!
Trial Prep
Odor Drive: How To Train to Maintain Webinar
Instructor: Jill Kovacevich

Let's discuss odor drive! Enjoy an in depth discussion on what odor drive is, why it is important for scent detection sport dogs, how we can assess what drive gear our dogs are in when they are searching, when to train odor drive and how to maintain it.
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.
Sniffy Fun
50 Sniffy Fun Challenges eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Whether your dog is hunting for food, toys or target odors, playing the Scent Work game for fun or getting ready to compete, you will find these challenges fun, engaging and flexible enough so that you can make them your own.
Trial Prep Program
Call Finish: Clearing Your Nosework Search Areas Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

Clearing a search area at trial can be unnerving to say the least. Learn the clues our dogs provide at the very start of the search that can help us more confidently call "Finish" with this webinar.
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
Hunt Drive Webinar
Instructor: Tony Gravley

What is actual hunt drive? Does your dog have adequate hunt drive and how can you get the most out of your dogs hunt drive? Learn all of this and more in this informative webinar.
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.
Foundation Sniffing Program
Introduction to Scent Work Course
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Teach your dog how fun the game of Scent Work really is by using the K9 Nose Work® training method hunting for primary.
Common Issues
Search Pickles: Breaking Down the Components Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

If you have run into an issue when you are training Scent Work, it can be difficult to determine the cause and what to do. Can you solve it with searches, or are more creative "out-of-the-box" solutions a better choice? Learn this, and much more, in this webinar!
AKC Scent Work Program
Beat the Buried Blues Webinar
Instructor: Holly Bushard

Has the AKC Scent Work Buried element got you down? Explore solutions to common problems and break down training concepts to increase your consistent reliability in competition. Let's prove how fun Buried can be.
Understanding Odor Theory
Odor Theory: How to Set for the Goal Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

We know we must set hides with purpose and that means having a goal. But how do you actually do that? Setting hides that consistently do what you want is a skill in itself. Learn how to do so by having a better understanding of odor theory with this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
All About the Box; A Detailed Look at Container Searches Webinar
Instructor: Dana Zinn

Containers have proven to be one of the most challenging elements in nose work for many teams. Find out why and how you may be more successful in this detailed 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.
Trial Prep
Games for Maintenance Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

Remember when you first introduced the game of Nose Work to your dog and they loved it, excited and driven to play? Learn how to further build and maintain this drive all throughout their Nose Work journey in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
The Dog-Driven Vehicle: The Why and How Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

Are you finding your dog is having a lack-luster response to searching vehicles? Learn how to build your dog's eagerness and determination to tackle their vehicle searches by making them dog-driven patterns in this webinar.
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.
Search Ideas
Spice Up Your Chair Hides Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Does the idea of setting yet another chair hide make your skin crawl? Learn no less than 20 unique search set-ups using chair hides which are certain to spice up your training sessions.
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.
Trial Prep
Let's Look at Leash Work! Webinar
Instructor: Holly Bushard

Do you find using your leash or long line to be stressful, frustrating and downright a messy process? Learn how to work on this crucial skill and be far more effective in using your leash or long line in your searches with this webinar.
Skills Beyond Odor
Puzzle Pieces of Scent Work eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

In this eBook, we will lay out what the puzzle pieces are when it comes to Scent Work and provide some ideas on how we can ensure to spend the necessary time and attention on each.
Trial Prep Program
Helping Your Dog Find That Last Hide: Friend or Foe? Webinar
Instructor: Sue Sternberg

We've all had that search where our dog is struggling to find the last hide. There are several ways we can step in to "help", but is doing so truly helpful? Delve into this topic and learn other paths to take in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Sniff Busters Webinar
Instructor: Laurel Scarioni

Learn about the common myths and misunderstandings about hide placement and odor movement that can result in issues when training and trialing in Scent Work.
General Scent Work
Gettin' Creative: Unique and Themed Searches eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Do you find yourself in a sniffing rut? Running out of ideas? Lacking inspiration? We have what you need to jumpstart your creativity with this collection of searches and suggestions to keep you and your pup happily searching all yearlong.
Trial Prep Program
All About Brackets Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

In this webinar, Michele will discuss the differences between all brackets styles including how bracketing looks when a dog is working an inaccessible and elevated hide!
General Scent Work
Intro to Mastering Vehicles Seminar
Instructor: Tony Gravley

Is your dog just getting started in vehicle searches? Perhaps you have been tackling vehicle searches for awhile but are struggling. This seminar is what you have been looking for!
Trial Prep Program
Corner Hides Webinar
Instructor: Tony Gravley

Corner hides can be exceedingly challenging for dog and handler teams. In this webinar, Tony will breakdown how to help your dog understand and tackle corner hides.
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