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AKC SCENT WORK: NOVICE LEVEL TRIAL PREP COURSE

You are thinking about entering an AKC Scent Work Novice trial with your dog. Why not ensure you both are as ready as possible?

Dianna L. Santos

Dianna L. Santos

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COURSE DETAILS

You and your dog are loving playing the game of Scent Work and are interested in trialing. AKC Scent Work catches your eye, and you want to enter...but are you ready?!

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

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

  • LOVING Container Searches

  • Solidifying Those Interior Searches

  • Focused and Joyful Exterior Searches

  • Buried Searches Without the Headaches

  • Trial Site Dog Skills

  • Trial Site Handler Skills

  • Mock Trial Set-Ups

  • Putting It All Together

SHOULD YOU TAKE THIS COURSE?

Are you training in Scent Work right now? If you haven't already, it is possible you will be "bit by the bug" and want to compete. Why not ensure you and your dog are fully ready to succeed at 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: NOVICE 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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