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Instructor Resources
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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.
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.
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
Who’s Watching Who? Understand the Dog’s Changes of Behaviors (COBs) Webinar
Date: January 29th at 4:30PM PT/5:30PM MT/6:30PM CT/7:30PM ET
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.
Live Webinar
Sniff. Plan. Crush It: Goal Setting the Nosework Way Webinar
Date: January 21st at 10:00AM PT/11:00AM MT/12:00PM CT/1:00PM ET
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

Ready to bring focus and purpose to your Nosework training? In this webinar, Michele will break down how to set clear, achievable goals that actually move your Nosework team forward, the Nosework way.
Live Webinar
Best Practices for Trialing an Older Dog Webinar
Date: January 14th at 4:30PM PT/5:30PM MT/6:30PM CT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Holly Bushard

Nosework sports are so good for our older partners! While the scent sports are older-dog friendly, there are many things we can do to help keep our partners in their best shape and frame of mind to work at the optimal performance levels. Learn how in this webinar!
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.
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.
Odor Theory
Are Smoke Machines Required Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

You know certain elements will affect your search. But how can you tell what those elements are doing? Learn about a variety of different tools, techniques, methods, and exercises designed to empower you to make the most supportive decisions possible for you and your team during your searches with this webinar.
Common Issues
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!
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
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 Program
What to Do: Days After the Trial Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Opportunities abound in the days immediately after attending a trial. We discuss what these are and how to identify what will work best for you and your dog in this webinar.
Common Issues
Keeping Scent Work FUN! Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work should be your dog's FAVORITE activity! After all, it is celebrating their most impressive natural instinct. Yet, as we move up the levels, the game starts to morph into work and our dogs may find it to be less fun. Learn how you can keep this activity fun and engaging for them, no matter how challenging the searches become!
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?
Trial Official Program
Trial Officials: Assessing the Search Area Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

When designing a search area, it is essential to first assess the space and determine if meets the need for the given class, level and association. Learn how to assess search areas in this webinar.
Trial Official Program
Trial Officials: Creating Level-Appropriate Searches Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

It is essential for a Scent Work trial officials to design level-appropriate searches. Learn how in this webinar.
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!
Instructor Program
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.
Trial Prep
You Can Do It Pup: Building Endurance and Stamina Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

To ensure our dogs can indeed be successful in their searches, we should take steps to build their endurance and stamina. We will discuss ways to do so in this webinar.
Live Webinar
How to Keep It Fresh Webinar
Date: January 19th at 6:00PM PT/7:00PM MT/8:00PM CT/9:00PM ET
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!
Live Webinar
On or Off Leash: Deciding Which Option is Right for the Moment Webinar
Date: January 22nd at 4:30PM PT/5:30PM MT/6:30PM CT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow

Picture it: you're at the start line, ready to cue your dog to search, and a decision lies before you - should you go on or off leash? Learn how to make the best decision based upon the scenario in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Performance Redefined: Agility to Nosework Webinar
Instructor: Vicky Lovejoy

Agility requires handler focus whereas Nosework demands an entirely different dynamic between dog and handler. In this webinar, learn how to help overcome these challenges and make for a smoother transition from agility to Nosework.
High-Drive Dogs
Embrace the Drive Searching with High Drive Dogs Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Handling a high drive dog in Scent Work can be challenging. In this webinar, learn how to lean into and leverage the drive to achieve even better results.
Trial Official Program
Trial Officials: Choosing Odor Puzzles Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Trial officials can quite literally make or break a trial. One of the most crucial choices is which odor puzzles to offer. Judith will discuss ways trial officials can better make these choices.
Common Issues
Wait...Did You Find a Hide?! Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Does your dog buzz around the search area seemingly finding hides without telling you? Learn some solutions with 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!
Trial Prep Program
Sighthounds and Scent Work: Does It Work Webinar
Instructor: Holly Bushard

It takes a bit of courage to trial behind a sighthound! Holly will cover reinforcement strategies, acclimation ideas and training plans and discuss trial testing techniques to increase reliability and fun!
Trial Prep
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!
Trial Prep Program
Influence of Dog's Reactivity on their Scent Work Training and Trialing Webinar
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!
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.
Live Virtual Event
Secret Sauce: Competitive Effectiveness Virtual Event
Date: January 9th at 4:30PM PT/5:30PM MT/6:30PM CT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Ana Cilursu, Holly Bushard, Kayla Dever, Judith Guthrie, Jill Kovacevich, Michael McManus

What does it take to be effective and competitive in all levels of Scent Work competitions? How do those who compete regularly choose what to focus on? What strategic choices do they make to ensure their success? Learn this and much more from our talented panelist of speakers!
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.
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.
Sensitive Dogs
Be Brave: Using Scent Work to Build Confidence Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work is an amazing activity and we can leverage it to help our dogs build their confidence. Learn how in this webinar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trial Prep Program
Blast Busters Webinar
Instructor: Holly Bushard

Are you struggling with your dog blasting off from the start line as if a rocket were strapped to them? Learn how to help our over-the-top dogs come off of the start-line focused on odor in this webinar.
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