Prep and Excel at Trial

You are interested in competing or are already competing in Scent Work trials, how exciting! The resources offered in this program are designed to ensure you, your dog and your team are prepared to tackle the challenges posed at trial.

These training resources will be helpful across a variety of competition venues, but there are several thar are venue-specific.

Are you looking for one-on-one coaching or support for your team? Contact us and we will provide you with some customized suggestions!

Prep and Excel at Trial
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Handler Skills Program
Help: Why, When, How and the Aftermath Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

The final installment for this 3-part series, we will take a deeper dive into the help handling option, when to use it and suggested follow-up training exercises to ensure your dog has the skills they need to be successful.
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.
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.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Value of Odor Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

We need our dogs to value the odor they are tasked to hunt for in their Scent Work searches. Learn how to build and maintain their value in this webinar.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Odor Obedience Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Learn how you may build and maintain your dog's odor obedience when it comes to tackling their Scent Work searches in this webinar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Proofing
Find Your Hide - Proofing for Dog Odor Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Do you dread it when there is a possibility of dog odor in your search area? Does it seem as though your dog become obsessed and forgets about hunting for target odor? This webinar is for you!
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.
Proofing
Find Your Hide - Proofing for Messy Odor Profile Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Our goal is for our dogs to go into a space and locate all of the hides...but do they REALLY know that they are hunting for? Providing clarity should be a cornerstone of our training program. Learn how to provide this clarity in this webinar.
Learn About Odor
Odor Series Part 1: Hierarchy of Found and Unfound Odor Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Odor obedience is essential in Scent Work, but what do you build afterwards, especially when it comes to working multi-hide searches? Learn in this webinar!
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.
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.
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.
Trial Prep Program
Scent Work for Reactive Dogs Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work is an amazing activity for all dogs, but especially for reactive dogs. Learn how you can ensure this activity is beneficial and safe for reactive dogs.
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.
Reactive Dogs
Primary, Paired and Odor Hides: Choosing the Hide for the Training Challenge
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.
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 Program
Trial Prep for Sensitive Dogs Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work is a wonderful activity in that it can help sensitive dogs gain new confidence. Trialing may even be in these dog's future, however these events can be rather challenging environments for any dog to deal with, not to mention a sensitive dog!
Common Issues
When Dog Odor Trumps Target Odors: Dogs are Scary Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Perhaps your dog is worried about other dogs, where they begin to stress or shutdown when they come across doggie odors. We discuss some ways you can help your dog feel more comfortable so they can still play, and be successful in, their favorite game - Scent Work!
Instructor Program
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.
Common Issues
When Dog Odor Trumps Target Odor: Sexy Time Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Does your dog obsess about other doggie smells, thinking they need to mark and drool over every spot another dog has visited? In this webinar, we provide reasons why your dog may be doing this and exercises you can try to help them better focus on their Scent Work searches instead.
Learn About Odor
Training Aid Handling and Storage Considerations for Contamination Webinar
Instructor: Lauryn E. DeGreeff, PhD

Learn the importance of proper training aid handling and storage, and will give examples of how faulty protocols can quickly change the odor perceived by your dog.
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
Go Find a New Hide, Please Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Does your dog get stuck a hide they already found? Learn why this happens and how to help them move on to find new hides.
Advanced Topics Program
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.
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?!
Live Webinar
Training Blank Areas Webinar
Date: May 22nd at 4:30PM PT/6:30PM CT/7:30PM ET
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.
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 Focus Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

When playing Scent Work with our dogs, we need them to be focused on the task at hand. But there are times, where they are seemingly distracted. "Butterfly!" Learn how to build your dog's focus in this webinar.
Intro to Odor Program
Varying Odor Concentrations Course
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Ensure your dog understands how to work out odor puzzles regardless of odor concentration with this short, fun course!
NASDA
Becoming a NASDA Judge Webinar
Instructor: Donna Morgan Murray

Are you considering becoming a Judge with NASDA? Perhaps you have been competing, loving the sport and are looking for a way to give back. This webinar is precisely what you have been looking for!
NASDA
Introduction to NASDA's Shed Dog Class Webinar
Instructor: Donna Morgan Murray

You've heard about NASDA's Shed Dog Class, but what is it all about and how would you train a dog to find and retrieve antlers? Find out in this webinar!
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.
NASDA
Getting Started in NASDA: Tips for New Exhibitors Webinar
Instructor: Donna Morgan Murray

You've heard of NASDA, but how can you get started? This webinar is for you! Learn all the tips and tricks to get started, from registering your dog, finding trials, the rules, the annual and lifetime points and so much more!
AKC Scent Work
AKC: Handler Discrimination Course
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Help your dog learn to find an article with your odor on it, proof them from potential distractors and prepare for trial.
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.
Odor Puzzles
Multi-Hide Searches Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Setting up multi-hide searches can be greatly beneficial for our dogs. We discuss how and why you should weave these types of searches into your training program in this webinar.
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