Know Your Role: The Handler’s Role in Training Webinar
Know Your Role: The Handler’s Role in Training Webinar
Know Your Role: The Handler’s Role in Training Webinar
Know Your Role: The Handler’s Role in Training Webinar

Know Your Role: The Handler’s Role in Training Webinar

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  • Handler Skills, Common Issues, and Trial Prep Program
  • Instructor: Tony Gravley
  • Length: 90 minutes
  • Continual Access

Discover how to elevate your dog’s scent detection skills by mastering your role as the handler. Whether you train in a group or completely on your own, your actions, timing, and planning directly shape your dog’s success.

In this webinar, Tony Gravley will breakdown the essential responsibilities of the handler: how to read your dog, support independent problem-solving, avoid over-handling, build confidence, and structure training sessions that produce reliable, trial-ready results.

Perfect for all levels of K9 Nose Work enthusiasts looking to deepen the handler-dog partnership. 

This is Part 1 of a two-part series:

RELATED WEBINAR

Be cetain to check out the related webinar, Know Your Role: When Trialing Webinar.

CEUS

This webinar has been approved for 2 NACSW CEUs.

WHAT ARE OUR CLIENTS SAYING

"He brought up all of the items I'm guilty of and how to correct it." Michael T.

"I love Tony's webinars! I really like his style (I especially appreciate that even with his amazing background with training detection dogs, he doesn't treat all us sport/pet people like ninnies), and he has so much knowledge to offer. Including some ideas I've never heard from other instructors before. And he's fun. :-)" Joanne O.

SHOULD YOU TAKE THIS WEBINAR

Are you training or trialing in Scent Work? Knowing your role as a handler and ensuring you are being as effective as possible when training Scent Work. This webinar is for you!

Are you a Scent Work instructor? Garner ideas you can share with your clients to ensure they are staying in their lane and not inadvertently taking over the dog's role when they are training.

Scent Work Instructor

Tony Gravley

The proud Owner and Founder of Next Generation K9, TWG Group LLC, Tony is a sought-after instructor, trial official and workshop presenter with over 30 years of experience as a Trainer, Instructor, Manager and Handler of Police and Military Working Dogs.

LEARN MORE

All of the content in this online webinar is created by, owned by, and the rights to the content, are reserved to Tony Gravley. This content has been licensed to Scent Work University to be featured on the site.

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WEBINAR REPLAY

- Continual access to the replay.
- Access to all associated resources.
- May email speaker with questions.

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