Attend one of our upcoming live webinars where you will have the opportunity to ask the speaker questions in real time and enjoy free, continual access to the fully edited webinar replay afterwards.
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Building Blocks for Elite and Summit Webinar
Date
June 18th at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET (11:00AM MT / 12:00PM CT)
Instructor
Wendy Krehbiel
Learn how to master the transition from NW3 to the Elite and Summit levels by deconstructing high-level challenges into foundational building blocks.
Live Webinar
Let's Get Motivated: Secret of Motivational Searches Webinar
Date
June 23rd at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Tony Gravley
You've heard of motivational searches and want to incorporate them into your training program...but what are they and how can you do that? Learn all about the secrets of motivational searches with this webinar!
Live Webinar
Supporting v Interfering: Becoming a Better Handler in Scent Work Webinar
Date
June 25th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Khara Schuetzner
The goal in Scent Work is to achieve teamwork, where the dog drives the search with its superior nose, while the handler manages logistics, reads body language, and tries to stay neutral enough to avoid cueing or pressuring the dog. Learn how to find the balance between supporting and interfering with this webinar.
Live Webinar
When Dog Odor Trumps Target Odors: Dogs are Scary Webinar
Date
July 6th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Do you have a sensitive dog who worries about other dogs? If they know other dogs are in the area, do they become obsessive about dog odor, even during their searches? If so, this webinar is for you!
Live Webinar
When Dog Odor Trumps Target Odor: Sexy Time Webinar
Date
July 13th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
Does it seem as though your dog always has sexy time on the brain? They come upon dog odor and suddenly they are drooling, chattering and thinking of everything but finding their hide? This webinar is for you!
Live Webinar
Puppy Series: Part 1 - Tiny Nose, Big World Webinar
Date
July 15th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
The future Scent Work dog starts long before formal odor training. In this first installment in a webinar series, Judith will delve into how to design confidence building exercises for puppies 8 weeks to 4 months of age.
Live Webinar
Tony's Strategic Insights: Evaluating NACSW Virtual Walkthrough Videos (July 2026) Webinar
Date
July 21st at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Tony Gravley
Are you ready to apply the skills covered in the Be Strategic: Breaking Down the NACSW Walk Through Webinar? Perfect! Join us for this live webinar and put your skills to the test!
Live Webinar
Using Play in Scent Work Webinar
Date
August 3rd at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
As handlers, we need to have as many tools at our disposal as possible. Play can an extremely effective way to keep the game fun for our dogs.
Live Webinar
Single Hide Pattern Games for Reliability and Fun Webinar
Date
August 5th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Looking to develop better concentration and focus on immediately getting to work in search areas? Learn 10 single hide pattern games that will accomplish just that!
Live Webinar
Making Scent Work Fun for the Handler Webinar
Date
August 10th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
People can sometimes get the idea that Scent Work is boring for the handler. Nothing could be further from the truth if we know how to keep this activity fun for dog and handler alike!
Live Webinar
Puppy Series Part 2: From Curiosity to Hunt Webinar
Date
August 12th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Your puppy has started using their nose, exploring the world, and building confidence. The next step is helping that curiosity become hunt. In this webinar, learn how to build search desire, strengthen reward value and support independent problem-solving.
Live Webinar
Maintaining Criteria v. Snazzy Searches Webinar
Date
August 17th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
As we progress with our training, it is easy to start offering more challenging searches. However, we need to ensure we are not compromising our criteria when we do so.
Live Webinar
Squirrel! From Distracted to Committed: Reading, Training, and Recovering the Search Webinar
Date
August 19th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Distractor behavior tells you what changed in the search. Learn how to how to read distractor interest, understand how distractors affect hunt, odor work, decision-making, and recovery, train stronger task commitment, and help the dog return to productive searching when competing reinforcement, environmental pressure, or handler choices change the dog’s search.
Live Webinar
Scent Work Trial Realities Webinar
Date
August 31st at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
You are interested in trialing in Scent Work, but what does that really entail? What are the skills you and your dog will need to succeed? What will you both experience on trial day? What surprises await you? Learn this and more in this informative webinar!
Live Webinar
The Power of Purposeful Goal Setting in Dog Sports and Life Webinar
Date
September 8th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Teah Anders
Do you have goals you want to achieve but feel unsure where to begin? Do you have projects or ideas that keep getting pushed aside despite your best intentions? This webinar is precisely what you are looking for!
Live Webinar
Puppy Series: Part 3 - From Hunt to Search Webinar
Date
September 9th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Your puppy is hunting, solving, and staying in the task. The next step is helping the puppy begin to use that hunt in simple search setups. Learn how in this webinar!
Live Webinar
The Scent Work Way of Life Webinar
Date
September 14th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Dianna L. Santos
This webinar is designed to outline ways we can step outside the bubble of "Scent Work" and leverage any and all opportunities at our disposal.
Live Webinar
Advanced Supportive Handling: Who We Can Become for Our Dogs Webinar
Date
September 17th at 2:00PM PT / 5:00PM ET (3:00PM MT / 4:00PM CT)
Instructor
Leah Gangelhoff
Gain a better appreciation for the what our dogs are contending with in complex converging odor environments that they encounter in upper-level searches with this webinar. This knowledge will help you be a better supportive handler for your canine partner.
Live Webinar
Stay at That Hide: Building Stickiness Between Communication and Handler Response
Date
September 23rd at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Can your dog communicate source and hold the answer long enough for you to respond? Learn how to build duration, clarity, confidence, and independence at source so the dog can hold the answer while the handler reads the behavior, moves, thinks, calls, or rewards
Live Webinar
Cycle of the Hunt: Reading the Full Search Sequence Webinar
Date
October 14th at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET (5:30PM MT / 6:30PM CT)
Instructor
Judith Guthrie
Do you understand the sequence of behaviors your dog moves through during a search, and how those behaviors fit into the phases of the search? Learn how to better recognize what is going well, identify where the cycle is breaking down, and make more targeted training decisions.
Latest Webinar Releases
See all the latest webinar replay releases for Scent Work University.
Releasing the Inner Dog Webinar
Instructor
Bob Deeds
Puzzles are used to manipulate drive states, build confidence, and enhance nose time, all the while fine tuning handler/trainer observation skills. Learn how to create search environments that help dogs by giving them environmental challenges they can overcome.
Trial Prep Program
Detoxifying Distractors! Webinar
Instructor
Holly Bushard
Do intentional distractors have you down? Are you stressed out trying to distinguish between snack interest and an alert? Maybe you’re just looking for a few fresh and fun “gamified” drills! If so, consider joining us for a night of exploring multifaceted ways to detoxify the distractor downers!
Trial Prep Program
Winning the Environment: Enviro-Testing Your Ability to Execute a Team Mindset Webinar
Instructor
Jason Heng
Does it feel as though it is you and your dog up against the environment when you are tackling your searches? Learn how to develop a team mindset where the environment doesn't dismantle your primary skills simply due to a barrier, no go-back requirement, time pressure, wind, summit-twists, hot, cold, cluttered areas, etc. Prevailing over what the environment throws at you is the true win.
Trial Prep Program
The "Mysterious Agreement" of Wondering Through Our Searches Webinar
Instructor
Jeff McMahon
Through video review, Jeff will wonder about granular moments of communication between dog and handler and discuss the process that leads to clearer agreements and more sensible conversations with our dogs.
Trial Prep Program
Do You Have a Team Mindset? Webinar
Instructor
Jason Heng
A mindset is simply the set of beliefs that shape how you see and react to the world. These beliefs influence what you do, how you act, and how you feel. Having a team mindset means directing those actions and emotions to improve the team's success.
Trial Prep Program
Be Strategic: Breaking Down the NACSW Walk Through Webinar
Instructor
Tony Gravley
Learn how to extract critical information from the NACSW Trial Walk Through videos. The type of information that separates those teams who simply run a search at a trial from those who tackle the very same search strategically.
Common Issues
Don't Fear the Outdoors Webinar
Instructor
Tony Gravley
Exterior searches can feel unpredictable. Wind, wildlife, vegetation, wide open space, all influencing odor behavior and your dog’s mindset. Learn how to confidently build a dog that hunts with purpose outside, not one that gets lost in the environment.
Trial Prep Program
Vehicle Search Mechanics: The Handler's Role Webinar
Instructor
Michele Ellertson
Once the dog understands how to confidently execute a vehicle search, the real finesse comes from the handler. This webinar dives into the human side of the team: how to support, read, and respond to a dog who is already patterned and fluent.
