Puppy Sniffing Games

NOTE: The materials for this course will be released on July 11th.

In this 6-week online course, we will introduce your puppy to a series of advanced sniffing puzzles and problems for them to solve. But this will never feel like work!

All of the exercises are designed to be a fun game that your puppy will love to play. Especially if you plan on competing with your puppy in Scent Work at some point, these are the types of problems you want them to be able to sort out!

Even if competition and trialing was not a goal, giving your puppy a chance to further build and improve their sniffing game yields so many benefits: higher confidence, mental fortitude, tenacity and resiliency and much more! Your puppy will be hunting for primary in this course.

• your puppy

• collar (flat or martingale)

• harness (back-clip) (optional)

• leash (6'-8')

• long line (10'-15')

• treats (high-value and smelly)

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

• boxes (minimum of 10 boxes of various sizes) (good excuse to shop at Amazon!)

• plastic lid (from a yogurt or similar container)

• minimum of 1 novel exterior location

• minimum of 1 vehicle (car, SUV, truck, riding lawnmower, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.)

• earthquake putty or GlueDots

• Endurance Searches

• Distance Searches

• Speed Searches

• Blank Searches

• Inaccessible Hides

• Consecutive Searches

• Mini-Trials

Did you complete the Puppy Scent Work and Puppy Sniffing Outdoor Adventures courses? Continue the sniffing fun and show your puppy they can conquer super challenging hunting puzzles, all while having FUN!

Are you interested in eventually competing? A solid foundation is key. Whether you want to compete in a NACSW™ trial down the road, or with AKC, UKC, USCSS, PSD, C-WAGS or SDDA, the principles covered in this course will get you started right!

Do you just want to do something fun with your puppy? Scent Work is where it is at! Easy. Fun. Engaging. Simple. No burdensome or heavy equipment to buy. No need to stress about the amount of time it takes. 5-15 minutes a day, two or three times a week. That's it.

INSTRUCTOR NAME:

Dianna L. Santos

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.