All-Level NACSW Trial Prep Course (Student)

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Student Session: April 6th

NACSW

Length: 6 weeks

Course Material is Pre-Recorded

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Live Weekly Zoom Classes

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NACSW

All-Level NACSW Trial Prep Course (Student) Instructor Lori Timberlake Getting ready to trial is about more than simply running blind hides. Consider the entire trial picture and properly prepare with this course.

Student Enrollment Details

Student Session: April 6th

The Student enrollment option is an intensive one. Every week, Students must submit their videos for review by a given deadline. These videos will be reviewed and then discussed during a live 1-hour Zoom class, which will be recorded and posted to the course player.

Student Schedule

Video Submission Deadlines

Videos will be submitted to the course community.

- April 10th

- April 17th

- April 24th

- May 1st

- May 8th

- May 15th

Zoom Class Schedule

Meeting at 1:00PM ET

- April 13th - special time at 11:00 AM ET

- April 20th

- April 27th

- May 4th

- May 11th

- May 18th

Are you preparing for trials, and just don’t know what to work on? You can’t prepare for trial by running blind hides over and over again. You need to think through the overall trial picture.

Each lesson in this course will include five different search set-ups, video examples, handouts including variations for the different NACSW™ trial levels, and the reasons WHY you should be practicing that type of search for each level.

So, whether you’re training for your ORT or Summit, this course will give you ideas on how to best leverage your precious training time.

Important

Team should be proficient hunting for Birch odor.

Course Outline

Environmental Distractions
Blank Areas
Searches with Pressure
Methodical Searching
Sourcing and Staying at Source
Moving on from Hides
What to Expect and How to Prepare for your Trial

What You Will Need

your dog
flat or martingale collar
back-clip harness (optional)
6'-8' leash
10-15' long line
LOTS of small, non-crumbly treats that YOUR dog finds rewarding
20-25 containers (cardboard, plastic or metals - at least the size of a shoe box)
Vehicles that can be used for searching
Odor kit that includes: Birch, Anise and Clove, several hide vessels (tins, tubes, straws) and way to secure your hides (Museum Putty, Glue Dots, etc.)

Should You Take This Course

Anyone planning on entering an NACSW™ at any level should take this course.

While the focus of this course is NACSW™ trials, the different search set-ups would be helpful for scent work trials in any organization.

Are you a scent work instructor with students entering trials or do you offer mixed level classes?

This course will give you many ideas to fill in your lesson plan while preparing all of your students for trial.

NACSW Program Instructor

Lori Timberlake

The owner of Do Over Dog Training, Lori is an approved trial and official for several Scent Work competition organizations, hosts many trials and events every year and is an accomplished competitor in her own right!

LEARN MORE

All of the content in this online course is created by, owned by, and the rights to the content, are reserved to Lori Timberlake. This content has been licensed to Scent Work University to be featured on the site.

Is This Option Too Time Demanding?

No worries! Enroll in our self-taught Introduction to Scent Work Course.

Go through the course material at your own pace and order a video review or schedule a Zoom consultation at your leisure.

All-Level NACSW™ Trial Prep Course

Price

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Length: 6 weeks

Self-Taught Option

Course Material Pre-Recorded

Go At Your Pace - Make It Work for Your Schedule

Continual Access - No Deadlines

May Add Video Reviews or Zoom Consults for an Additional Fee

Passionate About Scent Work

We are committed to offering outstanding learning opportunities that will benefit both you and your dog as you embark on your sniffing journey.

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