An accomplished instructor, competitor and trial official in her own right, Holly lives and breaths scent sports. Holly is an excellent professional to learn from and she will help you and your dog reignite and maintain your love for Scent Work.
ACCOLADES
Narcotics Dog Handler
AKC Judge
CPE Judge
NACSW Judge
Bio
Holly Bushard lives and breathes scent sports! She actively competes at the highest levels in a variety of scenting venues. She is also a popular presenter and judge.
Holly began her scenting career as a narcotics dog handler and was reluctantly dragged into the sporting world where she quickly became obsessed with the magical fun. Competing behind a wide variety of breeds and types, Holly has developed diverse and flexible approaches to training and problem solving.
She believes in keeping things simple and playful and giving dogs as much of the lead as possible. From pit bulls and whippets to goldens and poodles, Holly has games, ideas, and strategies for sampling and tucking in your scent sport toolbox.
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.
Puppy Sniffing Program
Helping Puppies Succeed for a Lifetime of Sniffing Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Do you have a new puppy? Looking to build the skills they will need to have a successful sniffing career? This webinar is for you!
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: Excellent to Detective Virtual Event
Instructor
Holly Bushard, Tony Gravley, Judith Guthrie, Laurel Scarioni
Our roundtable will provide insights helpful for trial officials and competitors alike. Discussion will focus on the Excellent, Master and Detective levels of AKC Scent Work, how to design searches, set "Yes" zones, officiate runs, common pitalls to avoid and much more!
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
Best Practices for Trialing an Older Dog Webinar
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!
AKC Scent Work
Decoding AKC Handler Discrimination and Buried Classes Virtual Event
Instructor
Anita Ambani, Holly Bushard, Judith Guthrie, Natalie McManus, Khara Schuetzner, Aleks Woodroffe
Are you struggling with the handler discrimination or buried classes when you enter AKC Scent Work trials? This virtual event is for you! Our panelists will discuss why these classes are challenging, common pitfalls and tips for success.
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.
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.
Common Issues
Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Nose Poke Alert Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Have you taken the Noke Poke Alert Webinar? Perhaps you have been practicing building a nose poke alert with your own dog. Are you looking for more tips on how to maintain this behavior and cope with any issues you may running into? This webinar is for you!
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.
Trial Prep Program
Secret Sauce: Competitive Effectiveness Virtual Event
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!
Dog Sport Skills
Broadened Horizons: Fun Skills Challenges for Well-Rounded Dogs Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Nose Work is fabulous, but what if there were more fun things to do with your dog? In this webinar, learn ways to become even more well-rounded, tapping into all sorts of fun activities that will deepen the bond and make life with your dog that much richer.
Trial Prep Program
Trialing with Multiple Dogs and Making it Work Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
As addictive as scent sports are, it’s easy to find yourself trialing behind multiple canine partners! Whether this happens in the same weekend, the same day, or even the same hour, there are several things we can do as handlers to set ourselves up to best support our dogs.
Trial Prep
Let's Look at Leash Work! Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Do you find using your leash or long line to be stressful, frustrating and downright a messy process? Learn how to work on this crucial skill and be far more effective in using your leash or long line in your searches with this webinar.
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.
Scent Work Skills
How Would You Train It: Vol 2 Virtual Event
Instructor
Anita Ambani, Holly Bushard, Kayla Dever, Judith Guthrie, Jill Kovacevich, Michael McManus
Hear from our experienced panel of speakers on how they would tackle three distinct scenarios. The discussion will include potential training solutions, ways to determine if progress was being made, whether modifications were warranted, which ones and why and so much more.
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
Scent Work Toolbox: Choosing the Best Tool Virtual Event
Instructor
Anita Ambani, Holly Bushard, Judith Guthrie, Jill Kovacevich, Michael McManus, Khara Schuetzner
There are countless tools when it comes to training and trialing in Scent Work. In this virtual event, our panelists will discuss which tool would be used in when, what their thought process is, how to tell if a given tool or approach is working, what adjustments may need to be made and when to change tact.
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.
Live Webinar
Detoxifying Distractors! Webinar
Date
June 10th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
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!
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
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!
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.
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.
Live Virtual Event
Coach's View: How to be a Better Coach Virtual Event
Date
June 12th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Anita Ambani, Holly Bushard, Judith Guthrie, Michael McManus, Khara Schuetzner - more being added soon
Teaching group dog training classes or providing private consultations stand in stark contrast to coaching clients who are competing at trial. This is especially true when trying to support a team on trial day. Learn from our panelists how to bolster your coaching skills with this exciting roundtable event.
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 Program
The Varied Needs of Different Breeds Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Are you struggling with obtaining consistent results with all your dogs? What has worked for Fido is not working for Spot! Then this webinar is for you! Holly will focus on some of the joys and challenges of playing Scent Work with every dog in the house!
Trial Program
Improving Scent Work Trials for Everyone Virtual Event
Instructor
Holly Bushard, Kayla Dever, Michele Ellertson, Tony Gravley, Michael McManus and Lori Timberlake
In this roundtable, our panel of speakers discuss what works at Scent Work trials right now, potential pain points and issues, common pitfalls and actionable suggestions helpful for trial hosts, trial officials and competitors alike.
Skills for All Dogs
Prop Games for Mad Skillz Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Let’s spice up our training with props! In this webinar, Holly will demonstrate ways to utilize simple household items to help teach dogs how to sit, stand, down, stay, go around, go over, and retrieve, all while maintaining a feeling of Play. Training should be fun, so let’s play!
