Trial Prep Program

You are interested in competing or are already competing in Scent Work trials, how exciting! The resources offered in this program are designed to ensure you, your dog and your team are prepared to tackle the challenges posed at trial.

These training resources will be helpful across a variety of competition venues, but there are several thar are venue-specific.

Are you looking for one-on-one coaching or support for your team? Contact us and we will provide you with some customized suggestions!

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Odor Puzzle
Threshold Hides: From Terrible to Terrific Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

Threshold hides can be tricky for dog and handler alike! Learn why these hides can be so challenging and ways to better prepare in training with this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Training Blank Areas Webinar
Instructor: Natalie McManus

Blank areas are something you will see in the upper levels of Scent Work competition, but they may actually be beneficial to add into your training in earlier stages! Learn how you can introduce this concept in training in this webinar.
Advanced Topics Program
Zone Training in Nosework Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

The way we set up our searches in training provides an experience for the dog. We want to make sure those experiences curate the type of searcher we’re looking for. Zone training can help.
Trial Prep Program
Super Sniffers: Preparing for Detective, Elite & Summit Competition Seminar
Instructor: Laurel Scarioni

The top levels of scent competition require teams to possess a wide array of skills and apply them to varied search areas. This seminar can help you prepare!
AKC Scent Work
AKC Detective Class: Rising to the Challenge Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

The AKC Detective class is a challenging one! This webinar will outline what those challenges are and how teams can better prepare to tackle them head-on.
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!
Common Issues
Fearless Open Areas with Confidence Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Do large open areas in search area give you anxiety? Unsure how to tackle them? Learn how in this webinar!
Common Issues
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.
Advanced Topics Program
More Than Odor: Environmental Considerations Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

There's more to competing in Scent Work than just the odor. We must learn to prepare for all the vast possible environmental considerations. Learn how in this webinar.
Advanced Topics Program
Finding the Dog's Motivation in Scent Work Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Our dogs MUST want to use their nose if we have any hope in being successful in Scent Work! Learn ways to identify what motivates your dog in this webinar.
Advanced Topics Program
Proofing v. Trick Questions eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

In this eBook we will highlight the stark difference between thoughtful and mindful proofing exercises and trick questions, the latter which may confuse, demotivate or frustrate the dog. Additionally, we will provide sample proofing exercises you may do with your dog.
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 Program
Harnessing Joy Webinar
Instructor: Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow

Learn how to help acclimate your dog to wear a harness for their searches so they look forward to it and the harness doesn't hinder their ability to hunt.
Trial Prep Program
Geared Up for Success Webinar
Instructor: Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow

This webinar is for nosework competitors getting more serious about competition and wanting to self-time and self-record utilizing timers and body cameras, but could use help selecting the right gear and how best to use it.
Skills Beyond Odor
Car Crate Crazy Webinar
Instructor: Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow

Does your dog struggle to settle in their car crate or in a standalone crate? Then this is the webinar for you!
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.
Trial Prep Program
Pairing: Use to Prep for Trial Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

In preparing to tackle a trial, you are wondering how you can build your dog's enthusiasm and clarity for the game. Learn how to leverage pairing to do this and more in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Find Mine: Training for Handler Discrimination Trials Webinar
Instructor: Vicky Lovejoy

In this webinar, we will discuss ways to train the dogs to find handler odor, introduction of the behavior and training strategies focusing on AKC, UKC and NASDA trials.
Trial Prep Program
Use the Wind Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Learn how to design exercises that fully leverage airflow and wind in your Scent Work training sessions in this webinar.
Trial Prep
Train a Freeze Indication Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

In this webinar, Michele will talk about all the steps involved in how to create the behavior of a nose freeze, how to proof it and perhaps most importantly, why and how it could go wrong!
Common Issues
Conquering Converging! Webinar
Instructor: Tony Gravley

Are you and your dog struggling with solving converging odor puzzles? Gain an understanding of what converging is, the various types of converging and learn Tony's step-by-step training plan designed to give your dog the skills they need to conquer converging odor!
Trial Prep Program
25 Ways to Support Your Dog’s Love of Nosework Webinar
Instructor: Holly Bushard

This webinar is going to cover a broad range of topics related to helping your dog enjoy scent sports. Ideas will range from core training ideas, handler habits, reinforcement considerations, equipment use and more.
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.
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.
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.
AKC Scent Work
Preparing for Your AKC Scent Work Debut Webinar
Instructor: Holly Bushard

Getting ready to make your AKC Scent Work trialing debut? How exciting! Ensure you and your dog are fully prepared by taking this webinar with Holly Bushard.
General Scent Work
It's Hot: Summer Searching Tips Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Searching in the summer months offers unique challenges for dog and handler alike. Learn some tips and tricks as well as approaches to keep you and your dog safe.
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.
Live Webinar
Coping with People in Your Searches Webinar
Date: October 22nd at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

From trial officials, trial staff, gate stewards, volunteers and spectators, there can be a fair amount of people are dogs must contend with when searching. Learn tips and tricks to help them successfully do so in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Trial Teamwork: The Handler's Role Webinar
Instructor: Michael McManus and Natalie McManus

Do you know your role as the handler at trial? We sometimes think of ourselves as just a ride and a treat dispenser, but the handler's role is so much deeper and more important than that!
Live Webinar
The New Dog Conundrum Webinar
Date: November 18th at 12:30PM PT/3:30PM ET
Instructor: Jill Marie O'Brien

We oftentimes build specific training and handling approaches around our current canine teammate. This can make things challenging when we add in a new dog to our lives. Learn how to mak this a smoother transition in this webinar
Trial Prep
Conquering Crack Hides Webinar
Instructor: Holly Bushard

Crack hides can be challenging. Learn tips and tricks on how to train for and tackle these hides in this webinar.
Trial Prep
Are You Getting Any Better? Webinar
Instructor: Tony Gravley

Do you know if you and your dog are progressing in your skills and abilities as expected? Learn to assess if you are on track, stagnanting or backsliding in this webinar!
Live Webinar
Influence of Dog's Reactivity on their Scent Work Training and Trialing Webinar
Date: January 13th at 4:30PM PT/5:30PM MT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Sue Sternberg

Can a dog’s temperament qualities influence their performance at a Scent Work trial? Does a dog’s reactivity with other dogs affect their distractibility during searches? Sue will discuss this and more in this webinar!
Live Webinar
Helping Your Dog Find That Last Hide: Friend or Foe? Webinar
Date: February 10th at 4:30PM PT/5:30PM MT/7:30PM ET
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 tacts to take in this webinar.
Live Webinar
Components of Scent Work: Handler Communication Webinar
Date: February 17th at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

The final installment in this webinar series, we discuss the importance of handler communication, how it can affect the totality of the search, ways to develop, finetune and maintain this skill and more.
Live Webinar
Components of Scent Work: Dog Communication Webinar
Date: February 3rd at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

In this webinar, we will delve into the crucial component of our dog's communication to us as they are tackling a Scent Work search, how this goes beyond a final trained response and much more.
Live Webinar
Components of Scent Work: Hunting Webinar
Date: January 6th at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
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.
Live Webinar
Components of Scent Work: Sourcing Webinar
Date: January 20th at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
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.
Live Webinar
Components of Scent Work: Odor Obedience Webinar
Date: January 27th at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
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.
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