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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AKC Scent Work
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Be Prepared For Detective Course (Student) Instructor Judith Guthrie Are you preparing for the upper levels of competition and looking for more structure on how to tackle bigger and more complicated searches? Learn how to address unknown number of hides, complex odor pictures, distractions, time pressure, transitions, coverage decisions, and final-call responsibility with this course.
Common Issues
Box Smashers Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Do you dread doing container searches with your dog since they love to smash the boxes? Learn some tips to counter this commonplace behavior in this webinar.
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.
Trial Prep
But the Judge Said Webinar Instructor Aleks Woodroffe Have you ever received a comment from a Judge after a search and felt proud? Confused? Deflated? Whether written on a scorecard or said in passing, judges sometimes can’t help but share their insights. This webinar focuses on how you can accept, understand, and possibly use those comments.
Learn About Odor
Odor Series Part 1: Hierarchy of Found and Unfound Odor Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Odor obedience is essential in Scent Work, but what do you build afterwards, especially when it comes to working multi-hide searches? Learn in this webinar!
Trial Prep
Why Games in Nose Work are Serious Business Webinar Instructor Michael McManus and Natalie McManus Games are an amazing catalyst for learning. Michael and Natalie will discuss how we can use them in Nose Work to incentivize important skills and strategies for dogs and handlers (especially handlers)!
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
Train the Super Hero in Your Elite Dog with Metrics Webinar Instructor Jill Kovacevich Learn how using training metrics can optimize your dog's super hero trialing performances. Jill will discuss how teams can discover their training needs to reach this optimized performance especially when trialing in Elite.
Intro to Odor
Exteriors and Vehicles with Birch Course Instructor Dianna L. Santos Your dog will learn to tackle two of the hardest search elements as they hunt for Birch.
Learn About Odor
Odor Series Part 2: Convergence Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Learn what convergence is, what it looks like, and the best ways to help your dog learn how to be the best puzzle solver they can be in this webinar.
Canine Behavior
Advanced Behavioral Applications and Success Stories Webinar Instructor Nancy Reyes Capstone session of the series. See advanced strategies in action through real cases—what was tried, what worked, and how to repeat those wins with your own dog or program.
Trial Prep Program
What to Do: Days Before a Trial Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos The days leading up to the trial can be immensely powerful if we leverage them well. However, poor decisions in the days prior to a trial can set our team back! Learn some of the possibilities and how to assess what will work best for your team in this webinar.
Learn About Odor
Odor Series Part 3: The Mystery of Strings and Triangles Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Learn how to work these two mystical odor puzzles of strings and triangles. What is happening? Why does your dog miss one consistently? How do you train these puzzles? What can you do as a handler? This webinar will answer all these questions and more.
Foundation Sniffing Program
Perfect Patterns: Vehicles Course Instructor Michael McManus This is a comprehensive course for anyone interested in learning how to train vehicle searches for nosework competitions or enrichment.
Trial Prep Program
Winning the Environment: Enviro-Testing Your Ability to Execute a Team Mindset Webinar Instructor Jason Heng Does it feel as though it is you and your dog up against the environment when you are tackling your searches? Learn how to develop a team mindset where the environment doesn't dismantle your primary skills simply due to a barrier, no go-back requirement, time pressure, wind, summit-twists, hot, cold, cluttered areas, etc. Prevailing over what the environment throws at you is the true win.
Instructor Program
Coach's View: How to be a Better Coach Virtual Event Instructor Anita Ambani, Michael McManus, Khara Schuetzner Teaching group dog training classes or providing private consultations stand in stark contrast to coaching clients who are competing at trial. This is especially true when trying to support a team on trial day. Learn from our panelists how to bolster your coaching skills with this exciting roundtable event.
AKC Scent Work
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AKC Scent Work: Masters Trial Prep Course (Student) Instructor Judith Guthrie Whether currently competing in Masters or ready to make the jump, this course will discuss how to tackle various search areas, the concept of patterns, detailing, mental mapping, and pre-made decisions all in service of being the best teammate for your dog.
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.
Instructor Program
Teaching Scent Work Seminar Instructor Dianna L. Santos and Lori Timberlake Designed to help newer and experienced instructors alike, this seminar will outline how best to help your human and canine clients succeed and reach their training goals, regardless of what your training methodology is.
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.
AKC Scent Work
AKC Scent Work: Working Water Hides Course Instructor Natalie McManus Get your dog familiar with working water hides to prepare for the upper level AKC Buried classes.
General Scent Work
Play It Up: Using Play in Scent Work Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos One objective for us as handlers is to have as many tools as possible in our toolbox. Play is one such powerful tool. Learn how to inject the concept of play within your searches, to keep the game fun and engaging for both you and your dog.
Proofing
Find Your Hide - Proofing for Food and Toys Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos The most common planned distractors found within Scent Work search areas are food and toy distractors. Proofing our dogs off these distractors is a key element to any training program. Learn how to do just that in this webinar.
Common Issues
The Floor is Lava Webinar Instructor Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow Are slippery surfaces something your dog struggles with when tackling interior searches? Get solutions in this webinar!
Foundation Sniffing Program
Field Trip Training Suggestions eBook Instructor Dianna L. Santos Once a dog understands what the game of Scent Work is all about, it is time to embark on some field trip searches. This eBook is written to provide handlers with some ideas and suggestions on how they can design and run their field trip searches.
Live Webinar
Find It. Own It. Get Paid. Webinar Date September 2nd at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET (11:00AM MT / 12:00PM CT) Instructor Michele Ellertson Learn why some dogs leave source too quickly, disconnect after the find, or show unclear communication, and how to build stronger commitment through intentional training.
Common Issues
Sexy Time: Dog Odor v. Target Odor Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Does it seem as though your dog always has sexy time on the brain? They come upon dog odor and suddenly they are drooling, chattering and thinking of everything but finding their hide? This webinar is for you!
Sniffy Fun
Winter Sniffy Fun 3.0 Challenge eBook Instructor Dianna L. Santos Beat the winter blues by tackling these 36 unique challenges, each offer easier and challenging modifications as well as images and diagrams to get your creative juices flowing!
Instructor Program
Building an Effective Nosework Training Plan for Instructors Module Instructor Michele Ellertson As instructors, we need to breakdown advanced concepts into smaller, manageable pieces for our students to be successful. Learn how to develop effective training plans with this module!
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.
Live Webinar
Puppy Series: Part 3 - From Hunt to Search Webinar Date September 9th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT) Instructor Judith Guthrie Your puppy is hunting, solving, and staying in the task. The next step is helping the puppy begin to use that hunt in simple search setups. Learn how in this webinar!
Common Issues
Conquer the Boogeyman in Your Searches Webinar 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!
Learn About Odor
Odor Concentrations Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Learn how the concentration of odor works and affects the way your dog hunts, sources, and communicates with you with this webinar.
Common Issues
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.
Advanced Topics Program
Training to Plan; Planning to Train Webinar Instructor Michael McManus Being thoughtful trainers is something all Scent Work handlers should strive for. In this webinar, we discuss how to go about building a training plan with our dog.
Live Webinar
Handlers Having Fun in Scent Work 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. In this webinar, we will outline ways to make our search engaging, fun and riveting for both ends of the leash.
General Scent Work
Hierarchy of Behavior Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Hierarchy of behavior is your dog's understanding of the rules of life and how they fit into it, affecting their decision-making in sometimes unexpected ways.
General Scent Work
Well-Rounded Sniffing Webinar Instructor Lori Timberlake In this webinar, Lori discusses ways handlers can keep their Scent Work training fresh, exciting and continuing to build skills for dog and handler alike.
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 Program
Worth Waiting For: Leveraging Staging Areas to Maximize Performance Webinar Instructor Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow When trialing, the staging areas can be an excellent way to ensure you and your dog are ready to tackle your next search. Learn how to more fully leverage your staging areas in this webinar.
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