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.
Trial Prep Program
Nerves Poisoning the Fun Webinar
Instructor
Silke Wittig
Are you a nervous competitor? Do you find yourself dreading trialing? Is your anxiety starting to chip away at your joy for the sniffing game? This webinar will offer some approaches that are designed just for you!
Trial Prep Program
What the Nose Knows and the Camera Sees Webinar
Instructor
Ana Cilursu
Whether you’re learning about changes of behavior, fine-tuning your observation skills, working on your handling or everything in between, this webinar will show you how to use video to recognize patterns and behaviors, build clearer communication, expand your knowledge and take your Scent Work to the next level.
Trial Prep Program
Judge's View Virtual Event
Instructor
Anita Ambani, Bill Gaskins, Judith Guthrie, Michelle Munson, Caroline Oldham, Aleks Woodroffe
Wouldn't it be nice to know what the Judge sees? What works. What doesn't. Trends they notice over a course of judging several teams over a variety of events. We will discuss this and more in this exciting virtual event!
General Scent Work
Bringing Experience to the Nose Game: Starting Strong in Scent Work Webinar
Instructor
Ana Cilursu
You already have that fascinating combination of instinct, training and trust between you and your dog. Starting Scent Work with prior experience in other dog sport venues can give you a serious edge. Learn how in this webinar!
Trial Prep Program
Nose Poke Alert Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Explore ways to increase a dog’s excitement about getting to source, staying at source, and communicating about source with this information-packed webinar.
Common Issues
Aggressive Alerts: Causes and Solutions Webinar
Instructor
Tony Gravley
Does your dog love to smash boxes, scratch up vehicles, retrieve hides or practice other types of aggressive alerts? Learn the common causes and practical training solutions in this webinar.
Handler Skills Program
Learn More About The Dog-Driven Search Virtual Event
Instructor
Sue Sternberg and Dana Zinn
You've heard of The Dog-Driven Search book. Take a deeper dive and gain a better understanding of importance of handler orientation, matching pace and speed, tips for tackling a search, covering the search area and much more.
NACSW Program
Instructors: How Best to Prep NACSW Clients Virtual Event
Instructor
Holly Bushard, Kayla Dever, Tony Gravley, Michael McManus, Natalie McManus, Khara Schuetzner
Both instructors and clients will benefit from this exciting roundtable. Our panelists will discuss ways instructors can best help their client prepare to succeed in the various levels of NACSW trials.
AKC Scent Work
Instructors: How Best to Prep AKC Scent Work Clients Virtual Event
Instructor
Anita Ambani, Holly Bushard, Tony Gravley, Judith Guthrie, Natalie McManus, Khara Schuetzner
Both instructors and clients will benefit from this exciting roundtable. Our panelists will discuss ways instructors can best help their client prepare to succeed in the various levels of AKC Scent Work trials.
Trial Prep Program
Failure is a Growth Opportunity Virtual Event
Instructor
Holly Bushard, Tony Gravley, Jill Kovacevich, Michael McManus, Nancy Reyes, Aleks Woodroffe
Failure is a necessary feature of the learning process. Yet, we in the sniffing community seemingly shy away and treat failure as a "bad" or "scary" thing! Our speakers will share how we can more leverage failure to further grow as dog trainers, handlers and dog owners.
General Scent Work
How Would You Train It Virtual Event
Instructor
Holly Bushard, Kayla Dever, Tony Gravley, Michael McManus, Natalie McManus, Nancy Reyes
Our roundtable will be posed with three common issues handlers may encounter when training or trialing in Scent Work. Learn how they would design a training plan, react to subsequent issues and more in this exciting event.
AKC Scent Work
Officiating AKC SW Trials: Novice to Advanced Virtual Event
Instructor
Holly Bushard, Ana Cilursu, Tony Gravley, Judith Guthrie, Laurel Scarioni, Khara Schuetzner
This roundtable will help trial officials and competitors alike. Our speakers will share tips and insights for designing level-appropriate Noice - Advanced seraches, setting "Yes" zones, scoring a run, share tips for success, common pitfalls to avoid and much more.
Trial Prep
Skills Supporting the Sniff Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Training is all about building skills. Learn about all the various skills which exist outside of searching which allow for our dogs to be successful when they ARE searching!
Trial Prep Program
Strategic Trialing - Choosing Which Venue and When Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
There are several Scent Work competition organizations out there. Learn how to be more strategic in which you choose to compete with, when and how in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Working Under Pressure Webinar
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Trialing in Scent Work oftentimes turns into a battle against the clock. Why not do fast searches in training to prepare?
General Scent Work
What is a Purposeful Search Webinar
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
You've heard the importance of being purposeful when designing your searches. Learn what it means to be purposeful, how to plan your training even if you only have 10 minutes, how to quickly decide what you should do in an environment and more.
Handler Skills Program
Wait: Why, When, How and the Aftermath Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
The first in a three-part series, this webinar will delve into the wait handling option, why it is useful and follow-up training you should do to ensure your dog truly has the skills they need.
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.
Common Issues
What's the Issue: Vehicles Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you and your dog find Vehicle searches challenging and frustrating? Figuring out WHY will help you better devise a training solution. We discuss how you can do just that in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Why Stress is Good Webinar
Instructor
Michael McManus and Natalie McManus
Dogs and handlers encounter stress both within and outside their searches. Learn how to better cope with this stress using targeted exercises meant for both ends of leash in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Training Blank Areas Webinar
Instructor
Michael and Natalie McManus
While blank searches are usually considered an “NW3” concept, they can be important at every level of the dog’s development. Worried about messing up your dog with blank searches? Learn how to use blank area in training and better read your dog in competition with this webinar.
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.
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
P for Pronounced or Pee? Webinar
Instructor
Sue Sternberg
Have you ever been puzzled as to whether your dog was working a hide, was invested in dog odor or getting ready to potty? In this webinar, Sue will show the differences between a dog sniffing doggy odors vs a dog sniffing target odors.
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.
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!
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.
Foundation Sniffing Program
Rotate Your Skills Webinar
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Implementing a rotating skills training plan can ensure both you and your dog work on and develop the skills you need to be a successful sniffing team.
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.
Trial Prep Program
Scent Work for Sensitive Dogs Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Sensitive dogs can greatly benefit from playing Scent Work. Learn how and what types of special considerations you should keep in mind when working with these dogs, in this webinar.
Trial Prep
Skills for Elite and Summit: High-End Problem-Solving Webinar
Instructor
Jill Kovacevich
Join us as we explore, with input from Elite and Summit level teams, Coaches, Judges and others, this very evolving competition level of dogs and their handlers. Learn what does it take to succeed, who has it and what is so fascinating about Elite and Summit.
NASDA Program
NASDA: Urban Locating Webinar
Instructor
Donna Morgan Murray
Are you getting prepared to tackle the Urban Locating class in NASDA? Learn how to better prepare 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
My Head Hurts: Dealing with Frustration Threshold in Scent Work Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Solving odor puzzles is hard! Many dogs will give up on challenging searches when they meet their frustration threshold. Learn how to help these dogs stick with the puzzle instead, even when their heads hurt.
NASDA Program
NASDA Upper-Level Lost Item Webinar
Instructor
Donna Morgan Murray
Getting prepared to tackle the upper-level of the Lost Item class in NASDA? Learn how to better prepare in this webinar.
Common Issues
You Can Do It Pup: Building Independence Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Does your dog seemingly rely on you in their searches? Learn some techniques to help your dog be more independent, confident, resilient and tenacious in this webinar.
Common Issues
You Can Do It Pup: Building Efficiency Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
When it comes to searching, one of our goals is for our dogs to be as efficient and effective as possible. Learn some exercises and approaches in this webinar to weave into your training sessions.
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.
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.
