Scent Study Buddy

INSTRUCTOR:

Natalie McManus

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

Want someone to tell you what to practice, and get personalized feedback?

This ongoing course features monthly topics (so you don't have to think of what to practice), but enough flexibility that it can be tailored to where you are in your specific scent work journey.

Film your practice of the monthly topic, and submit a video (up to 3 minutes) once a week for analysis and feedback.

ENROLLMENT OPTIONS:

Enrollment options explained here.

COURSE DETAILS

It's time to kick start your Scent Work training and get out of that funk! You can do just that with this ongoing course focused on helping you and your dog.

Every month you are part of the program, you will focus on a new skill. Here is a brief glimpse of what you will delve into:

MONTH ONE: Going on the Road

MONTH TWO: Start Lines and Thresholds

MONTH THREE: Creative Containers

MONTH FOUR: Confidence

MONTH FIVE: Vehicles

MONTH SIX: Rewarding

MONTH SEVEN: Exteriors
...and much more!

NOTE: All enrollees will start at Month One and work their way through the program. The longer you are enrolled, the more material you get to work on!

SHOULD YOU TAKE THIS COURSE?

WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THIS COURSE

• your dog

• flat or martingale collar

• 6'-8' leash

• 10'-15' long line

• LOTS of high-value and smelly treats

• crate or area you can stage your dog in while setting up your searches

• containers for practice sessions

• earthquake putty or GlueDots

• q-tips

• Birch ("Sweet Birch" aka Betula Lenta)

• Anise ("Aniseed" aka Pimpinella Anisum)

• Clove ("Clove Bud" aka Eugenia Caryophylatta)

• minimum of 10 tins with holes

IMPORTANT

Dog must be familiar hunting for at least one novel odor (Birch, Anise and/or Clove).

COURSE OUTLINE

• Receive access to all the Month One materials.

• Submit (1) video a week during that month to be reviewed and then receive detailed feedback from Natalie.

• You can combine several short searches into one video, bringing the total to a 3-minute video of sniffing goodness!

• At the end of the month, you may opt to leave the program OR continue your membership receive access to the Month Two materials, submit your videos and so on.

• This process will continue until you opt out of the program.

• You may opt out of the program at any time...but why would you?!

INSTRUCTOR NAME:

Natalie McManus

SHORT BIO:

The co-owner of Ready Sit Dog Training, Natalie is a Certified Nose Work Instructor through NACSW and approved trial official with AKC Scent and USCSS whose clients cannot rave about enough!