Advanced Topics Program

Become the best Scent Work team you can be by delving into specific skills, handling techniques and becoming a mindful and thinking trainer.

Advanced Topics Program
23 products
Common Issues
You Can Do It Pup: Building Focus Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

When playing Scent Work with our dogs, we need them to be focused on the task at hand. But there are times, where they are seemingly distracted. "Butterfly!" Learn how to build your dog's focus in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Don't Give Up: Building Your Reward Clock Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Does your dog quit, get frustrated or start returning to found hides if they cannot solve an odor puzzle right away? The issue could be their reward clock. Learn how to develop their reward clock with this webinar.
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Building Endurance in Scent Work Course
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work can be exhausting! Learn how to build your dog's searching, and overall, endurance.
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Building Speed in Scent Work Course
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

While every dog is an individual with a unique way of hunting, each can improve their efficiency and speed while searching.
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Building Independence in Scent Work Course
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Your dog is the one with the nose and they have to know to trust it and not cue solely off you! So, let's work on building independent hunting!
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Now What Do I Do?! How to Build Your Dream Team Course
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Diagnose your searches, come up with plan and have the answers to the "when, why and how's" of building YOUR dream Scent Work team!
Common Issues
Fearless Open Areas with Confidence Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Do large open areas in search area give you anxiety? Unsure how to tackle them? Learn how in this webinar!
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Building an Effective Nosework Training Plan for Dog Owners Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

Breaking down complex ideas into smaller pieces helps our dogs better understand. Learn how you can do this in Nosework, designing effective training plans, with this webinar!
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More Than Odor: Environmental Considerations Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

There's more to competing in Scent Work than just the odor. We must learn to prepare for all the vast possible environmental considerations. Learn how in this webinar.
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Finding the Dog's Motivation in Scent Work Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Our dogs MUST want to use their nose if we have any hope in being successful in Scent Work! Learn ways to identify what motivates your dog in this webinar.
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Using Play in Scent Work Webinar
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.
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The Professional Companion Dog Webinar
Instructor: Khara Schuetzner

Learn the differences and similarities of companion dogs versus professional dogs and some fun games to play with your pup and how to work as a team.
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Hierarchy of Behavior: What Is It and Why It Matters Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Judith Guthrie grants Scent Work University license to feature her courses, seminars and webinars on our online dog training platform. All of the content in this online webinar is created by, owned by, and the rights to the content, are reserved to Judith Guthrie.
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Mindful Goal Setting Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Setting realistic short- and long-term Scent Work goals can help us stay motivated and honest. We discuss how to go about doing this, specifically for Scent Work, in this webinar.
Advanced Topics
The Scent Work Way of Life Webinar
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.
Common Issues
You Can Do It Pup: Building Efficiency Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

When it comes to searching, one of our goals is for our dogs to be as efficient and effective as possible. Learn some exercises and approaches in this webinar to weave into your training sessions.
Common Issues
You Can Do It Pup: Building Independence Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Does your dog seemingly rely on you in their searches? Learn some techniques to help your dog be more independent, confident, resilient and tenacious in this webinar.
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Zone Training in Nosework Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

The way we set up our searches in training provides an experience for the dog. We want to make sure those experiences curate the type of searcher we’re looking for. Zone training can help.
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Passive Alerts: How, Why and Possible Pitfalls Webinar
Instructor: Michael McManus

Many people want a trained final response on their Scent Work dog. In this webinar, Michael discusses what passive alerts really are, how you can go about training them and possible pitfalls to be aware of should you do so.
Advanced Topics Program
Training to Plan; Planning to Train Webinar
Instructor: Michael McManus

Being thoughtful trainers is something all Scent Work handlers should strive for. In this webinar, we discuss how to go about building a training plan with our dog.
Sniffy Fun
Winter Sniffy Fun 2.0 Challenge eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Written in a way to get the creative juices flowing, each of the 32 unique challenges is posed highlighting the types of hides you may use, the search element to tackle, what the training goal is as well as easier and more challenging modifications.
Foundation Sniffing Program
Field Trip Training Suggestions eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Once a dog understands what the game of Scent Work is all about, it is time to embark on some field trip searches. This eBook is written to provide handlers with some ideas and suggestions on how they can design and run their field trip searches.
Sniffy Fun
Winter Sniffy Fun Challenge eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

While it is true that Scent Work is done in all sorts of weather, it can be difficult to come up with the inspiration to do so in the dead of winter! Never fear, the Winter Sniffy Fun Challenge eBook is here!
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