Scent Work University Training Solutions

These are all of the online courses, seminars, webinars and eBooks offered through Scent Work University.

Regardless of where you are in your Scent Work training journey, we have an online dog training solutions for you.

Whether you are just starting out, looking to build more advanced skills or are preparing to trial, we can help! Be sure to check out our various Scent Work training course programs and webinars, you will be happy you did!

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Skills Beyond Odor

Car Crate Crazy Webinar Instructor Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow Does your dog struggle to settle in their car crate or in a standalone crate? This can have a negative impact of the effectiveness of their search. Find helpful solutions in this webinar!

Trial Host Program

Hosting Scent Work Trials eBook Instructor Lori Timberlake This eBook is written to help prospective trial hosts navigate the process of trial hosting for whatever organization they choose to host for.

AKC Scent Work

AKC Scent Work: Advanced Trial Prep Course Instructor Dianna L. Santos You and your dog have earned your AKC Novice-level title and are ready to tackle the Advanced-level classes. We will help you get ready with this course.

Live Webinar

Find It. Own It. Get Paid. Webinar Date September 2nd at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET (11:00AM MT / 12:00PM CT) Instructor Michele Ellertson Learn why some dogs leave source too quickly, disconnect after the find, or show unclear communication, and how to build stronger commitment through intentional training.

Field Trip Training

Field Trip Training On Your Own Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Field trip training is an important part of any Scent Work training regiment. The question is: are you getting the most out of these sessions when you are training on your own.

Trial Prep Program

Use the Wind Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Learn how to design exercises that fully leverage airflow and wind in your Scent Work training sessions in this webinar.

Instructor Program

Instructors: Bark Less, Teach More Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Are you a Scent Work instructor? Then this webinar is for you! We will discuss ways instructors can be more effective in communicating with their human clients, setting them up to be more successful and enjoying the process.

Intro to Odor Program

Pairing: Why and How Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos A powerful training technique, we delve into what pairing is, why we use it and how you can incorporate it into your own Scent Work training.

Proofing

Don't Take Me Personally: Tips for Handler Proofing Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie In this webinar, we will talk about what handler proofing is, when to use it, when you might not want to use it, and discuss some strategies for how to start teaching this vital skill.

Trial Prep Program

Start Lines: From Beginning to End Webinar Instructor Lori Timberlake Your start lines matter and can shape the entirety of your search! Learn how and the ways to ensure your start line routine is as good as possible in this webinar.

Senior Dog Program

Senior Dog Searches Webinar Instructor Vicky Lovejoy Working with a senior dog in Scent Work can come with special considerations. Learn how we can adjust our training approaches, outline the types of exercises to try, which organizations to compete with, whether retirement is an option and more to help our senior dogs still be successful as they play the sniffing game.

Trial Prep Program

Pairing: Use to Prep for Trialing Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos In preparing to tackle a trial, you are wondering how you can build your dog's enthusiasm and clarity for the game. Learn how to leverage pairing to do this and more in this webinar.

Trial Official Program

Training Hide v. Trialing Hide Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Scent Work trial officials must undertake the monumental task of designing appropriate searches for competitors to tackle. This means they must understand the difference between "training" and "trialing" hides.

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.

Common Issues

Dogs are Scary: Dog Odor v Target Odor Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Do you have a sensitive dog who worries about other dogs? If they know other dogs are in the area, do they become obsessive about dog odor, even during their searches? If so, this webinar is for you!

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!

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.

Trial Prep

From Easily Frustrated to Joyful Searchers Webinar Instructor Vicky Lovejoy High-arousal dogs can easily become frustrated and overwhelmed in their searches. Learn techniques in this webinar to help these dogs develop more resilience and focus.

Trial Official Program

Handbook for Scent Work Trial Officials eBook Instructor Dianna L. Santos This eBook is written to provide general tips and guidelines for all Scent Work trial officials, regardless of the organization they may officiate for. Ways to avoid common pitfalls, as well as the dreaded trial official burnout, are covered as well.

Sniffy Fun

Winter Sniffy Fun 2.0 Challenge eBook Instructor Dianna L. Santos Written in a way to get the creative juices flowing, each of the 32 unique challenges is posed highlighting the types of hides you may use, the search element to tackle, what the training goal is as well as easier and more challenging modifications.

Trial Prep Program

Why Stress is Good Webinar Instructor Michael McManus and Natalie McManus Dogs and handlers encounter stress both within and outside their searches. Learn how to better cope with this stress using targeted exercises meant for both ends of leash in this webinar.

Live Webinar

Cycle of the Hunt: Reading the Full Search Sequence Webinar Date October 14th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT) Instructor Judith Guthrie Do you understand the sequence of behaviors your dog moves through during a search, and how those behaviors fit into the phases of the search? Learn how to better recognize what is going well, identify where the cycle is breaking down, and make more targeted training decisions.

Live Webinar

The Power of Purposeful Goal Setting in Dog Sports and Life Webinar Date September 8th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT) Instructor Teah Anders Do you have goals you want to achieve but feel unsure where to begin? Do you have projects or ideas that keep getting pushed aside despite your best intentions? This webinar is precisely what you are looking for!

Competitive Success

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Now What Do I Do?! How to Build a Dream Scent Work Team Course (Student) Instructor Judith Guthrie Diagnose your searches, come up with plan and have the answers to the "when, why and how's" of building YOUR dream Scent Work team!

Instructor Program

Part 2 - Instructors: Assessing the Handler Seminar Instructor Dianna L. Santos There are two ends to every leash. The human handler is a crucial part of the Scent Work team! In this seminar, learn how best to assess your human clients skillsets, what they need to continue to progress and considerations to keep in mind when creating customized training solutions.

Instructor Program

Part 1 - Instructors: Assessing the Dog Seminar Instructor Dianna L. Santos As instructors, it is our duty to properly identify and meet the needs of our canine clients. However, this requires that we properly assess who they are, their skill level, what training tools and approaches will work best. We will discuss ways to do just that in this seminar.

Cyber Scent Work

Let's Play: Look Up Game Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos The Look Up Game in the Cyber Sniffing Games is testing the dog's ability to find elevated hides. Learn how you can prep and train to tackle all the varieties of the Look Up Game in this webinar.

Skill Specific

Building Endurance in Scent Work Course Instructor Dianna L. Santos Scent Work can be exhausting! Learn how to build your dog's searching, and overall, endurance.

Common Issues

Back to Foundations: Vehicles Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Vehicle searches can be challenging for dog and handler alike. Ensuring your foundation is solid is the key to success. Learn why and how to implement helpful foundation exercises with this webinar.

Common Issues

Back to Foundations: Interiors Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Does your dog really understand how to tackle an interior search? Are their foundations solid? Learn how to tell and how to better leverage foundation Interior searches in this webinar.

Foundation

Advanced Skills with Primary Course Instructor Dianna L. Santos Get ready to teach your dog advanced exercises, even some they would potentially see at trial, all by using primary (food or toys) alone!

Trial Prep Program

Intentional Practice for the Extreme Webinar Instructor Vicky Lovejoy Help your dog develop the skills they need to tackle a variety of searches regardless of what the search area throws at them. Great for trial-prep or simply taking your sniffing game to the next level.

Common Issues

Conquering the Environment in Scent Work Webinar Instructor Dianna L. Santos Does it feel as though it is you and your dog v. the environment in your searches? Learn how to better help your dog cope with what the environment throws at them.

General Scent Work

Marker Cues in Nosework Webinar Instructor Michele Ellertson Marker cues in Nosework, to click or not to click… there is a tremendous amount of debate about this topic that all comes down to timing. Learn more in this informative webinar.

Puppy

Puppy Sniffing Outdoor Adventures Course Instructor Dianna L. Santos Now that your puppy understands what the sniffing game is all about, it is time to up the ante by having them solve exterior and vehicle odor puzzles and searches.

Competitive Success

Now What Do I Do?! How to Build a Dream Scent Work Team Course Instructor Judith Guthrie Diagnose your searches, come up with plan and have the answers to the "when, why and how's" of building YOUR dream Scent Work team!

General Scent Work

More Than Odor: Environmental Considerations Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie There's more to competing in Scent Work than just the odor. We must learn to prepare for all the vast possible environmental considerations. Learn how in this webinar.

Proofing

Intelligent Disobedience...SAY WHAT?!?!? Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Ever heard of intelligent disobedience? Want to know what it is? How to implement it? Why you may need it?

Trial Prep Program

Develop Trial Mind: Decision Making in the Fire Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Scent Work trials are fraught with decisions the handler must make a moment's notice. Learn how you can do this without folding under the pressure with this webinar.

Trial Prep Program

Barrier Training: What Is It and Why It Matters Webinar Instructor Judith Guthrie Barrier training can help our dogs better understand a variety of odor puzzles in all four search elements. Learn how you can leverage barrier training in this webinar.