Detoxifying Distractors! Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Do intentional distractors have you down? Are you stressed out trying to distinguish between snack interest and an alert? Maybe you’re just looking for a few fresh and fun “gamified” drills! If so, consider joining us for a night of exploring multifaceted ways to detoxify the distractor downers!
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
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!
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.
Proofing
Don't Take Me Personally: Tips for Handler Proofing Webinar
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
In this webinar, we will talk about what handler proofing is, when to use it, when you might not want to use it, and discuss some strategies for how to start teaching this vital skill.
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?
Proofing
Find Your Hide - Proofing for Crittering Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Does crittering in your searches get you down? It is understandable, critters are super interesting to our dogs! Learn how you to help them value finding their target hides more than the potential critter activity within their search areas.
Live Webinar
Squirrel! From Distracted to Committed: Reading, Training, and Recovering the Search Webinar
Date
August 19th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Distractor behavior tells you what changed in the search. Learn how to how to read distractor interest, understand how distractors affect hunt, odor work, decision-making, and recovery, train stronger task commitment, and help the dog return to productive searching when competing reinforcement, environmental pressure, or handler choices change the dog’s search.
Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Container Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you struggle with blind Container searches? Find out why false alerts occur and possible training solutions in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Buried Hides Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you struggle in the AKC Buried Class, calling false alerts left and right!? Find out why and ways to work on it in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Interior Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you struggle with blind Interior searches? Find out why false alerts occur and possible training solutions in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Exterior Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you struggle with blind Exterior searches? Find out why false alerts occur and possible training solutions in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Vehicle Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you struggle with blind Vehicle searches? Find out why false alerts occur and possible training solutions in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Handler Discrimination Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Are you calling false alerts when tackling the AKC Handler Discrimination class? Find out why and what to work on to avoid those false alerts in this webinar.
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.
Trial Prep Program
All About the Box: Part 2 Webinar
Instructor
Dana Zinn
In this webinar, Dana returns to discuss why container searches can vex so many teams, including discussing distractors and how to take the guesswork when tackling this search element.
Common Issues
Back to Foundations: Containers Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
We oftentimes hear the term, "go back to foundations" when it comes to training in Scent Work. Learn what this means, the benefits and how to go about it regarding our cotnainer searches in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Beyond Dog Driven Container Search Webinar
Instructor
Michele Ellertson
You’ve mastered the dog-driven container search and made it through NW1, NW2 and NW3 but find yourself a bit lost when it comes to large container searches in elite and upper levels? Maybe the containers were scattered in your last trial and your dog-driven pattern fell apart? This webinar is for you!
Trial Prep Program
Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Container Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you struggle with blind Container searches? Find out why false alerts occur and possible training solutions in this webinar.
Foundation
Leveraging Containers for Life Course
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Did you know that you can introduce a whole array of odor puzzles and challenges simply using containers? We will do just that in this course!
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.
Common Issues
Back to Foundations: Interiors Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Does your dog really understand how to tackle an interior search? Are their foundations solid? Learn how to tell and how to better leverage foundation Interior searches in this webinar.
Know Your Role: The Handler’s Role in Trialing Webinar
Instructor
Tony Gravley
We can quite literally derail an otherwise fantastic search at trial when we step out of our lane and, well, forget to remember our role! Learn what your role is at Scent Work trials and how to best support your canine partner in this informative webinar.
Read Your Dog
What Did Ya Say: Learning to Read Your Dog Seminar
Instructor
Tony Gravley
Your dog is constantly communicating during the search, the real question is whether you understand what they are saying. Join Tony for this information-packed seminar as he breaks down the behaviors handlers commonly see but often struggle to interpret when both training and trialing.
Handler Skills
Know Your Role: The Handler’s Role in Training Webinar
Instructor
Tony Gravley
Do we have a role when training Scent Work with our dogs? YES! If we step out of our lane, this can cause our dogs to become confused, frustrated or demotivated by the search. Learn how to better understand your role in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Be Strategic: Breaking Down the NACSW Walk Through Webinar
Instructor
Tony Gravley
Learn how to extract critical information from the NACSW Trial Walk Through videos. The type of information that separates those teams who simply run a search at a trial from those who tackle the very same search strategically.
Trial Prep Program
Who’s Watching Who? Understand the Dog’s Changes of Behaviors (COBs) Webinar
Instructor
Khara Schuetzner
Can you describe 5 out of the 10 changes of behaviors (COBs) your dog exhibits while they're in odor? No worries, you will learn how in this webinar! Join Khara to learn how to identify these COBs and better read and decipher what your dog is telling you during a search.
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.
NW Relationship
Coach Jeff's Guide To The Nosework Relationship Webinar
Instructor
Jeff McMahon
Everyone deserves a good relationship with their dog. This is the webinar where we light the path to the authentic and fulfilling Nose Work relationship that best fits YOU and YOUR DOG.
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!
Building Endurance in Scent Work Course
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Scent Work can be exhausting! Learn how to build your dog's searching, and overall, endurance.
Skill Specific
Building Independence in Scent Work Course
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Your dog is the one with the nose and they have to know to trust it and not cue solely off you! So, let's work on building independent hunting!
Skill Specific
Building Speed in Scent Work Course
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
While every dog is an individual with a unique way of hunting, each can improve their efficiency and speed while searching.
Trial Prep
Building Resiliency in You and Your Dog for Training & Trialing Webinar
Instructor
Jill Kovacevich
Building resilency and the capacity to recover from all things scary for your dog and for YOU is fundamental for any competition sport. This is not just a mindset, it is an in-the-moment understanding that you will fight the fight and survive or fight another day.
Advanced Topics Program
Building an Effective Nosework Training Plan for Dog Owners Webinar
Instructor
Michele Ellertson
Breaking down complex ideas into smaller pieces helps our dogs better understand. Learn how you can do this in Nosework, designing effective training plans, with this webinar!
AKC Scent Work Program
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.
AKC Scent Work
Be Prepared...For Detective! Course
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
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!
Elevated Hides for the Vertically Challenged Webinar
Instructor
Lori Timberlake
Do you have a smaller dog and are stressing about how they will be able to work out elevated hides? Then this webinar is for you!
Trial Prep Program
It's What’s Inside that Counts: A Study of Interior Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dana Zinn
Interior searches can be tricky for many teams. Learn all the ins and outs, from hide placement to training and trialing Interiors with this webinar!
Trial Prep
Don’t Let the Q in Detective be a Sleuth; How to Prep for Success! Webinar
Instructor
Tony Gravley
That oh so elusive Q in Detective! “I missed it by just one” seems to be a statement that goes hand-in-hand with Detective. Learn the skills necessary for the dog and handler to master to be more successful in this challenging class.
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!
NACSW Program
Tackling NW3 Head-On: Conquering the Mind Game Webinar
Instructor
Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow
NW3 is notoriously challenging for dog and handler teams. In this webinar, Kayla and Samantha will discuss ways to improve your mental game so that you and your dog can rise to the challenge.
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.
Trial Prep Program
Working Blind Hides Webinar
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Blind hides are oftentimes stress-inducing for handlers, who dread hearing a "No". Learn how to effectively use blind searches in training.
Trial Official Program
Time Management for Trial Officials Webinar
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Staying on-task and on-time are essential skills for every Scent Work trial official to master. In this webinar, Judith will outline ways Scent Work trial officials can practice good time management at a trial.
NASDA
NASDA: Trailing and Locating Webinar
Instructor
Donna Morgan Murray
Are you getting prepared to tackle the trailing and locating class in NASDA? Learn how to better prepare in this webinar.
AKC Scent Work
Getting Started: AKC Virtual Scent Work Test (VSWT) Titling Program Webinar
Instructor
Anita Ambani
If you're starting out in the sport and was curious to learn about this program, interested in how to prepare for each of the levels, or having some struggles with the searches and looking to be successful searching for a treat, ball, or toy, this webinar is for you.
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.
Common Issues
Back to Foundations: Containers Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
We oftentimes hear the term, "go back to foundations" when it comes to training in Scent Work. Learn what this means, the benefits and how to go about it regarding our cotnainer searches in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Great Expectations: Creating your Scent Work Trial Experience Webinar
Instructor
Michelle Doram
This webinar will address managing expectations for Scent Work trials and will help you feel more prepared when you step to the line with your dog.
Trial Prep 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.
Trial Prep Program
Power of Semi-Blind Hides Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
While it is true that all your hides will be blind when trialing, training is a entirely different animal! In this webinar, we discuss the benefits of using semi-blind searches in your training setups.
Common Issues
What's the Issue: Interiors Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
You and your dog have an issue with Interiors, resulting in false alerts, a diminishing of the dog's motivation and a general sense of frustration. What is the root cause? How can you go about fixing it? Learn how to better identify both in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Interior Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you struggle with blind Interior searches? Find out why false alerts occur and possible training solutions in this webinar.
Trial Prep
From Easily Frustrated to Joyful Searchers Webinar
Instructor
Vicky Lovejoy
High-arousal dogs can easily become frustrated and overwhelmed in their searches. Learn techniques in this webinar to help these dogs develop more resilience and focus.
Trial Prep
Detective and Summit: Compare and Prepare Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Are you interested in competing at the upper levels of AKC Scent Work and NACSW? Learn the unique challenges posed by these two high-level classes, their similarities, their differences and gain insights for how to better prepare for each.
Trial Prep Program
All About the Box: Part 2 Webinar
Instructor
Dana Zinn
In this webinar, Dana returns to discuss why container searches can vex so many teams, including discussing distractors and how to take the guesswork when tackling this search element.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Dizzying Distractors Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Our dogs must contend with various distractions when tackling their searches. Learn how to train for sound, movement and person distractions in this webinar.
Reactive Dogs
Primary, Paired and Odor Hides: Choosing the Hide for the Training Challenge Webinar
Instructor
Christina Young
When it comes to our reactive, sensitive or less-confident dogs, we want to ensure we are setting them up for success during training. This includes mindfully choosing the hide type they are hunting for. Learn how to do just that in this webinar.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Sourcing Webinar
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.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Hunting Webinar
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.
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? This can have a negative impact of the effectiveness of their search. Find helpful solutions in this webinar!
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.
Common Issues
Conquering the Environment in Scent Work Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Does it feel as though it is you and your dog v. the environment in your searches? Learn how to better help your dog cope with what the environment throws at them.
Trial Prep Program
Pairing: Use to Prep for Trialing 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.
Common Issues
All About Balance: Ways to Build Sniffing Stamina Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
You've been officially bit by the Scent Work bug! You are taking classes, workshop, seminars, going to Sniff N' Gos and trials, so much sniffing goodness! But what about your pup? Sure, they love the sniffy game, but can they keep up with all the sniffy plans you have for them?!
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.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Handler Communication Webinar
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.
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
Patterns: CSI to Novice Detection Webinar
Instructor
Bill Gaskins
Search patterns will vary, but they share a common goal: organization and structure to ensure no items or productive areas are missed. Learn how hide placement, search area context, and reward history matters in building a dog who is organized and thorough as they search.
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.
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!
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Focused Fido Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Handlers can act rather strangely at a Scent Work trial due to nerves and this can trip up their dogs. Learn how to train your dog to ignore your weirdness in this webinar.
Cyber Scent Work
Let's Play: Sniffing Speedster Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
The Sniffing Speedster Game tests the dog's ability to be efficient and effective in their searches. In this webinar, learn how you can train and prepare to ace this Game.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Dog Communication Webinar
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.
Trial Prep Program
Cause and Cure for False Alerts: Exterior Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you struggle with blind Exterior searches? Find out why false alerts occur and possible training solutions in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Decoding Toy Obsession in Your Searches Webinar
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you fret whenever there is a planned toy distractor in your search area? Does your dog seemingly forget all about their hide and become obsessive with the toy instead? Learn why this may happen and possible training solutions in this webinar.
