Instructors

We are incredibly fortunate to have this group of professionals share their expertise, knowledge and experience with our clients. They are generous enough to grant us license to share their online Scent Work courses, seminars, webinars and eBooks with all of you.

Doing so allows everyone to benefit and learn from these talented professionals. No geographical boundaries or limitations! We are delighted we can help these incredible professionals have a truly international impact.

Each instructor brings a different approach and insight, but all are experienced in, and are passionate about, all things Scent Work.

Learn more about these talented individuals below.

Meet Anita Ambani
Anita Ambani
Meet Holly Bushard
Holly Bushard
Meet Kayla Dever
Kayla Dever
Meet Michele Ellertson
Michele Ellertson
Meet Tony Gravley
Tony Gravley
Meet Judith Guthrie
Judith Guthrie
Meet Vicky Lovejoy
Vicky Lovejoy
Meet Michael McManus
Michael McManus
Meet Natalie McManus
Natalie McManus
Meet Donna Morgan Murray
Donna Morgan Murray
Meet Jill Marie O'Brien
Jill Marie O'Brien
Meet Nancy Reyes
Nancy Reyes
Dianna L. Santos
Dianna L. Santos
Meet Laurel Scarioni
Laurel Scarioni
Coming Soon!
Sue Sternberg
Meet Lori Timberlake
Lori Timberlake
Meet Samantha Winslow
Samantha Winslow
Meet Dana Zinn
Dana Zinn

Latest Offerings

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Live Webinar
Coping with People in Your Searches Webinar
Date: October 22nd at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

From trial officials, trial staff, gate stewards, volunteers and spectators, there can be a fair amount of people are dogs must contend with when searching. Learn tips and tricks to help them successfully do so in this webinar.
Live Webinar
The New Dog Conundrum Webinar
Date: November 18th at 12:30PM PT/3:30PM ET
Instructor: Jill Marie O'Brien

We oftentimes build specific training and handling approaches around our current canine teammate. This can make things challenging when we add in a new dog to our lives. Learn how to mak this a smoother transition in this webinar
Training On Your Own
Creative Searches at Home Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Bad weather. Crazy schedules. There are lots of reasons why you may not want to do a field trip with your searches. Learn some ways you can be creative right from the comfort of your own home.
Live Webinar
Influence of Dog's Reactivity on their Scent Work Training and Trialing Webinar
Date: January 13th at 4:30PM PT/5:30PM MT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Sue Sternberg

Can a dog’s temperament qualities influence their performance at a Scent Work trial? Does a dog’s reactivity with other dogs affect their distractibility during searches? Sue will discuss this and more in this webinar!
Live Webinar
Helping Your Dog Find That Last Hide: Friend or Foe? Webinar
Date: February 10th at 4:30PM PT/5:30PM MT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Sue Sternberg

We've all had that search where our dog is struggling to find the last hide. There are several ways we can step in to "help", but is doing so truly helpful? Delve into this topic and learn other tacts to take in this webinar.
Live Webinar
Components of Scent Work: Handler Communication Webinar
Date: February 17th at 4:30PM PT/7:30PM ET
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

The final installment in this webinar series, we discuss the importance of handler communication, how it can affect the totality of the search, ways to develop, finetune and maintain this skill and more.