Instructor Program

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Instructor Program

Regardless of your experience level as a Scent Work instructor, we offer a variety of resources designed to help support you in developing your own curriculum, exercises and programs. From our Teaching Scent Work Seminar to webinars and virtual events specifically geared toward instructors, there is something for everyone.

Looking for more one-on-one support? Check out our Instructor Mentorship Program.

Mentorship Program

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Teaching Scent Work Seminar

INSTRUCTORS: 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.

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Calling All Instructors: Tips for Teaching Scent Work eBook Instructor Dianna L. Santos With Scent Work exploding in popularity, this eBook is written to help instructors be aware of the special considerations which accompany offering this service in their programs.

General Scent Work

Catalog of Odor Puzzles eBook Instructor Dianna L. Santos Wouldn't it be nice to have a resource which listed all the various odor puzzles we can offer our dog when training Scent Work? Look no further than this helpful eBook.

Trial Official Program

Handbook for Scent Work Trial Officials eBook Instructor Dianna L. Santos This eBook is written to provide general tips and guidelines for all Scent Work trial officials, regardless of the organization they may officiate for. Ways to avoid common pitfalls, as well as the dreaded trial official burnout, are covered as well.

Foundation Scent Work

Foundations: Building, Maintaining and Celebrating eBook Instructor Dianna L. Santos Are you looking for ways to build and maintain solid foundational skills for you and your dog when it comes to Scent Work? Perhaps how to stay motivated to offer foundational searches throughout your entire sniffing journey? This eBook is for you!

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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!

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Instructors: Bark Less, Teach More Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Are you a Scent Work instructor? Then this webinar is for you! We will discuss ways instructors can be more effective in communicating with their human clients, setting them up to be more successful and enjoying the process.

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Teaching Mixed-Level Classes Seminar Module Instructor Michael McManus and Natalie McManus After teaching single level classes for years, Michael and Natalie shifted to offering mixed-level classes and never looked back. Learn about their journey and how they make it all work in this module.

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Instructors: How to Help Teams Succeed Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos As a Scent Work instructor, it is our job to ensure both our canine and human clients are as successful as possible. But what is the best way to achieve this?

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Instructors: Make Scent Work Foundations Fun Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Do your clients moan and complain at the thought of running a foundational exercise? They want the snazzy and fun searches! Learn how to make those foundation searches just as appealing in this webinar.

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Setting Up Your Training Space for All Dogs Seminar Module Instructor Lori Timberlake The design of your training space can help or hinder the ability of your clients to succeed. Learn some helpful tips, and common pitfalls to avoid, in this seminar module.

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Instructors: Assessing Your Program Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos It can be challenging for Scent Work instructors to do a thorough and objective assessment of their program, curriculum and exercises. We will discuss how to do so in this webinar.

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Instructors: Find the Why Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos As a Scent Work instructor, it is essential that we be able to identify and explain the "why" behind any given exercise, how we have designed our our overall program or any suggestions we make to a team. We will discuss how you may better find and explain your "whys" in this webinar.

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Instructors: Maintaining the Joy Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Being a Scent Work instructor can be incredibly rewarding and challenging at the very same time. Burnout and becoming disillusioned is a strong possibility! Learn how you may avoid these pitfalls and reignite your joy for teaching in this webinar.

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The Mindful Scent Work Instructor Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Scent Work instructors are pivotal in helping their human clients be the trainers their dogs deserve. We'll cover ways instructors can ensure they are indeed cultivating mindful training practices in their Scent Work group classes and private sessions.

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Canine Body Behavior and Scent Work for Instructors Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos As Instructors, we must understand canine body behavior so that we may properly support and advocate for our canine clients.

Training for Trainers

Instructors: Canine Body Behavior and Teaching Classes Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos When teaching a group dog training class, it is essential for instructors to properly read what their canine clients are saying. Learn ways to do so, keep tensions low and set your clients up for success in this webinar.

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Instructors: Teaching and Training Scent Work Foundations Seminar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Are you an instructor looking to start offering Scent Work classes? Perhaps you are currently teaching and looking to further evaluate or build upon your program? This seminar is for you! We will walk through the program we offer through Scent Work University to help you develop your own!

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.

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.

Intro to Odor Program

Hide Choices: Odor Vessels, Adhesives & More Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Are you overwhelmed by all the choices when it comes to odor vessels, adhesives and more when designing your searches? Learn the pros and cons for each in this webinar.

Foundation Sniffing Program

Starting with Food: The Whys and The Hows Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos There are many schools of thought when it comes to training Scent Work. In this webinar, we discuss the philosophy of starting with food, the hows and whys in doing so.

Learn About Odor

Hide Placement and Odor Movement Seminar Instructor Laurel Scarioni Understanding how odor moves can improve your skills as a handler and trainer and is something all trial officials must understand and use to their advantage when designing searches.

Understanding Odor Theory

Odor Theory: How to Set for the Goal Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie We know we must set hides with purpose and that means having a goal. But how do you actually do that? Setting hides that consistently do what you want is a skill in itself. Learn how to do so by having a better understanding of odor theory with this webinar.

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 Official Program

Training Hide v. Trialing Hide Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Scent Work trial officials must undertake the monumental task of designing appropriate searches for competitors to tackle. This means they must understand the difference between "training" and "trialing" hides.

General Scent Work

What Are You Training Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Learn how to distinguish WHAT you are working on, WHY you would work on it and WHEN it is best to do so in relation to other concepts and skills.

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.

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How to Keep It Fresh Webinar Instructor Aleks Woodroffe Are you an instructor who is running out of ideas? Using the same training space over and over again, losing the spark of creativity and inspiration? Maybe you train on your own and are running on fumes, repeating the same search exercises and hide placements ad nauseam. This webinar is for you!