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AKC SCENT WORK: ADVANCED LEVEL TRIAL PREP COURSE

You are ready to dive into tackling an Advanced AKC Scent Work trial. We will help you and your dog ensure you are ready and prepared to be successful at this new level.

Dianna L. Santos

Dianna L. Santos

PRE-ORDER: Course materials released weekly starting on January 2nd.

COURSE DETAILS

You and your dog have earned your AKC Scent Work Novice level title and are ready to embark into Advanced-level classes. Great! Let's ensure you both are ready to succeed.

In this 6-week course, we will walk through how to best prepare you and your dog to succeed an AKC Scent Work Advanced-level trial, concentrating on the Container, Interior and Exterior classes. This will be done by ensuring you both can tackle EXCELLENT-LEVEL searches, so that the Advanced level classes are a breeze.

NOTE: If you are looking for help with the Buried class, we strongly recommend that you check out the Working Water Hides course offered by Natalie McManus.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

  • your dog

  • collar (flat or martingale)

  • harness (back-clip) (optional)

  • leash (6'-8') long line (10'-15')

  • treats (high-value and smelly)

  • crate or area your dog can wait while you set-up your searches boxes

  • minimum of 15 boxes of various sizes (good excuse to shop at Amazon!)

  • Birch and Anise scented q-tips and odor vessels

  • earthquake putty or GlueDots

COURSE OUTLINE

  • Purses, Luggage and More

  • Advanced Interior Searches

  • Advanced Exterior Searches

  • Making Trialing Fun

  • Handler Mental Management Skills

  • Mock Trial Set-Ups

  • Putting It All Together

SHOULD YOU TAKE THIS COURSE?

Are you training in Scent Work right now? Ensure you and your dog are practicing the skills you will need to be successful in an AKC Scent Work Advanced-level trial.


Are you getting to trial? Perfect! This course was created with you in mind. Learn how to set yourself and your dog up for success both in and outside the search areas.


Are you a Scent Work instructor? Learn some tips and tricks of how to best prepare your teams and weave these into your curriculum and training program.

AKC SCENT WORK: ADVANCED LEVEL TRIAL PREP COURSE
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Online Scent Work Course

Length: 6 weeks

Recorded & On-Demand

Continual Access

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

$230.00

AUDITOR ENROLLMENT

$160.00

WATCHER ENROLLMENT

$95.00

Course features:

  • Effective training methods.

  • Convenient virtual learning.

  • Accessible on all devices.

    • Mobile.

    • Tablet.

    • Laptop.

    • Desktop.

  • Access material at any time.​

Dianna Santos

INSTRUCTOR NAME:

Dianna L. Santos

Owner and Lead Instructor

SHORT BIO:

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.

WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO OFFER THIS COURSE

Scent Work University is fortunate to have Dianna grant us license to feature her courses, seminars and webinars on our online dog training platform. All of the content in this offering is created by, owned by, and the rights to the content, are reserved to Dianna L. Santos.

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