Introducing Birch Course

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Student Session: January 5th

Intro to Odor

Length: 6 weeks

Effective Training Technique

Recorded & On-Demand

Continual Access

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Intro to Odor Program

Introducing Birch Course Instructor Dianna L. Santos It's officially time to show your dog how to hunt for a target odor and love doing it in Container and Interior search elements.

In this 6-week online course, your dog will learn to find a new novel odor: Birch. Teams will be concentrating on searching interior and container search areas. Handlers will also learn the importance of reward placement and timing, as well as how they can further support their canine partner, all while following the K9 Nose Work® methodology. Get ready to take your searching to the next level!

Course Details

Have you graduated the Introduction to Scent Work course, or similar, and are ready to introduce your dog to concept of searching for Birch? Great!

In this 6-week online course, we will discuss how odor works differently from food, how to prepare and set your hides and to ensure your dog still loves the game.

We will be relying heavily on an approach called pairing, where we will be placing a treat directly with the hide. This will ensure the dog understands exactly what the rewardable behavior is: finding the hide!

Utilizing the K9 Nose Work® training methodology will not only ensure your dog has the preparation necessary to succeed in NACSW™ trials, but in any Scent Work competition organization.

Should You Take This Webinar

Have you taken the Introduction to Scent Work course or a similar course? Now that your dog has an understanding of what the Scent Work game is all about, we can introduce them to the concept of hunting for novel target odors.

Are you interested in competing in Scent Work trials? Birch is one of the most common novel target odors used in Scent Work competition organizations. By taking this course, your dog will have a solid understanding that Birch is indeed valuable and worth hunting for!

Are you already competing and noticing issues (lack of enthusiasm, holes in your foundation training, etc)? It is always beneficial to go and shore up your foundation if you beginning to notice issues when training or trialing. We will do just that in this course!

Are you enrolled in the CNWI Program? Enrolling in this course as a Student and completing the weekly homework and video assignments will fulfill the Introducing Birch requirement!

Course Outline

The Introduction to Birch course is designed to provide the same exact learning experience we provided to our in-person group dog training classes in a virtual format. Same great quality with more flexibility and convenience!

Here is a quick breakdown of the types of topics that will be covered each week:

Proper Introduction to Birch
Using Boxes to Build Drive
Broadening the Search with Birch
Interior Searches with Birch
Honing Your Handling Skills
Putting it All Together

What You Will Need

your dog
flat or martingale collar
back-clip harness (optional)
6'-8' leash
10'-15' long line
LOTS of high-value and smelly treats
crate or area you can stage your dog in while setting up your searches
minimum of 10 boxes of various sizes (good excuse to shop at Amazon!)
minimum of 5 novel containers (e.g. Tupperware, purse, bag, etc.)
earthquake putty or GlueDots
q-tips
Birch (“Sweet Birch” aka Betula Lenta)
minimum of 3 tins with holes

★★★★★
Oodles of clearly delivered relevant information with lots of ideas of how to create a search for MY dog. I love the fact the each lesson has clearly defined goal as to the purpose of the search and really makes you think about how to lay a search for my dog. Best of all, the focus is on our dogs being successful and enjoying the game. My dog is happy, I am happy. Thank you.

Clare P. Introducing Birch Course

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The focus on the basics to build success and how to allow your dog to learn and be successful. This is a very good course that I would highly recommend after taking the scent work basics course.

Cliff E. Introducing Birch Course

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I liked everything about this course. I found the videos very helpful in the set up of the search.

Lynn S. Introducing Birch Course

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I enjoyed the range of exercises and how the instructor broke down how to introduce new types of odor puzzles.

Teague C. Introducing Birch Course

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It's informative, detailed, easy to follow and challenging.

Leann S. Introducing Birch Course

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The logical progression of the course with incremental steps made training alone so much easier. This course was excellent and filled in so many gaps in my understanding of how to train my dog and support her growing confidence. She loved her training!

Kym R. Introducing Birch Course

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I enjoyed the methodical progression--emphasis on incremental increases in difficulty, starting and ending each week's training sessions with a straightforward easy search. Building dog's confidence and enthusiasm throughout--loved it.

Gail B. Introducing Birch Course

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The course was perfect. Great videos and the content is delivered in a clear and friendly way. Diana is awesome! The videos, Diana’s explanations and tips. I learned an incredible amount. Thank you so much for all the effort and hard work you put in to making Scent Work University! :)

Monika T. Introducing Birch Course

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I really enjoyed the progression of the course - this was not our first scent work class (as we had done some in-person session prior) but I still learned so much within this course. I enjoyed the explanation that Dianna had done for each exercise but also the theory behind how the scent flows in certain conditions (elevated vs channel searches). I am looking forward to taking the next course with Dianna!

Tina W. Introducing Birch Course

Owner and Lead Instructor

Dianna L. Santos

The President of Online Dog Training, Inc. and Cyber Scent Work, Inc., Dianna is the Owner and Lead Instructor for Scent Work University. She is passionate about Scent Work and loves the benefits it awards dogs and handlers alike.

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