The Search Starts Here: Engagement, Decision-Making & Handling at the Threshold Webinar

The Search Starts Here: Engagement, Decision-Making & Handling at the Threshold Webinar

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Live Webinar: March 18th at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET (11:00AM MT/ 12:00PM CT)

Webinar Replay: Will be posted by the end of the day on March 11th

Instructor: Wendy Krehbiel

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Length: 90 minutes

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The Search Starts Here: Engagement, Decision-Making & Handling at the Threshold Webinar Date March 18th at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET (11:00AM MT/ 12:00PM CT) Instructor Wendy Krehbiel Threshold work isn't just about finding a hide near a door; it's about building a team that enters every search ready to work. In this webinar, we’ll explore how to build dog agency, read subtle start-line decision-making, and use supportive handler mechanics and observation skills to give your dog clear access to available scent information from the very first step.

When your dog crosses the start line, are they searching or are they just moving?

The goal of threshold work isn't simply teaching a dog to find a hide placed near a doorway. It’s building a team: a dog who enters every search area with their nose engaged, their brain working, and the agency to process information before making a move and a handler who actively provides access to information at the start line, reading the picture and giving the dog the spatial freedom and time to process it.

Join us for an in-depth look at start-line dynamics, where we'll explore:

Why movement should be a consequence of engagement, not the other way around.
How to read subtle pre-motion decision-making at the boundary.
Simple training setups that build deliberate information processing.
Handler mechanics: Looking at techniques like the Slow Down, Sweep, and Reverse Sweep that give the dog clear access to available scent information without overriding their choices.

Stop treating the threshold as just a physical boundary or a single hide location. Learn how to train your team to truly start searching at the threshold.

Should You Take This Webinar

This webinar is a perfect fit for Scent Work handlers at any level. Especially handler with dogs who charge into the environment before engaging, dogs who hesitate at entry, or dogs who've learned one threshold picture instead of the underlying skill. Additionally, handlers who want to be a more supportive part of the team at the start line will find this webinar helpful.

Nose Work Instructor

Wendy Krehbiel

An accomplished instructor, trial official and competitor, Wendy has been long involved in NACSW, helped grow the trial and Certifying Official Training Program and is passionate about all things Nose Work.

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