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AKC SCENT WORK: MASTERS TRIAL PREP COURSE

In this course, Judith will cover the skills, tools, and techniques that will allow you to confidently thrive and have a blast in Masters as opposed to the commonplace uncertainty and questioning feeling many competitors experience.

Judith Guthrie

Judith Guthrie

PRE-ORDER: Course materials released weekly starting on February 6th.

COURSE DETAILS

Judith will discuss the new challenges posed by the jump to Masters, the skills, tools and techniques to help you thrive and ways to apply all of this to the four elements (Interiors, Exteriors, Containers and Buried). You will learn how to bring these skills together, and how these will also apply toward your journey into Detective and beyond.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

  • your dog

  • flat or martingale collar

  • back-clip harness (optional)

  • 6'-8' leash

  • 10-15' long line

  • LOTS of small, non-crumbly treats that YOUR dog finds rewarding

COURSE OUTLINE

Active skills needed for a successful search

  • Patterns

  • Mental mapping

  • Detailing

  • Premade decisions

  • Search plans

Breakdown all four search elements

  • Interiors

  • Exteriors

  • Containers

  • Buried

Discuss mock trial set-ups

SHOULD YOU TAKE THIS COURSE?

Are you planning on competing in AKC Scent Work? Ensure you and your dog have the skills you need to confidently tackle the challenges posed in the Masters level classes at AKC Scent Work trials.


Are you planning on competing in another Scent Work venue? Many of the concepts and principles covered in this course can be successfully applied toward any of the Scent Work competition organizations.


Are you an instructor? Ensure you are providing your own students the skills and tools they need to meet the incredibly difficult challenge of mastering the AKC Scent Work Masters class.

AKC SCENT WORK: MASTERS 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.​

Judith Guthrie

INSTRUCTOR NAME:

Judith Guthrie

Scent Work Instructor

SHORT BIO:

A professional detection dog trainer, handler who is also an approved Scent Work trial official with AKC Scent Work and USCSS, Judith brings the breadth of knowledge an perspective sought after by many Scent Work handler teams.

WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO OFFER THIS COURSE

Scent Work University is fortunate to have Judith 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 Judith Guthrie.

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