General Scent Work Skills

There are general Scent Work skills all dog and handler teams will need to work on and perfect during their sniffing journeys.

These resources will help you and your dog master these skills!

General Scent Work Skills
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AKC Scent Work Program
Beat the Buried Blues Webinar
Instructor: Holly Bushard

Has the AKC Scent Work Buried element got you down? Explore solutions to common problems and break down training concepts to increase your consistent reliability in competition. Let's prove how fun Buried can be.
Sniffy Fun
50 Sniffy Fun Challenges eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Whether your dog is hunting for food, toys or target odors, playing the Scent Work game for fun or getting ready to compete, you will find these challenges fun, engaging and flexible enough so that you can make them your own.
Trial Prep Program
Helping Your Dog Find That Last Hide: Friend or Foe? Webinar
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 paths to take in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
All About the Box; A Detailed Look at Container Searches Webinar
Instructor: Dana Zinn

Containers have proven to be one of the most challenging elements in nose work for many teams. Find out why and how you may be more successful in this detailed webinar.
General Scent Work
Gettin' Creative: Unique and Themed Searches eBook
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Do you find yourself in a sniffing rut? Running out of ideas? Lacking inspiration? We have what you need to jumpstart your creativity with this collection of searches and suggestions to keep you and your pup happily searching all yearlong.
Trial Prep Program
All About Brackets Webinar
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

In this webinar, Michele will discuss the differences between all brackets styles including how bracketing looks when a dog is working an inaccessible and elevated hide!
General Scent Work
Intro to Mastering Vehicles Seminar
Instructor: Tony Gravley

Is your dog just getting started in vehicle searches? Perhaps you have been tackling vehicle searches for awhile but are struggling. This seminar is what you have been looking for!
Trial Prep Program
Inaccessible Hides Webinar
Instructor: Tony Gravley

Inaccessible hides can be tricky for many dog and handler teams. In this webinar, learn how to train for these hides, avoid common pitfalls and how handlers can better read their dogs.
General Scent Work
It's Hot: Summer Searching Tips Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Searching in the summer months offers unique challenges for dog and handler alike. Learn some tips and tricks as well as approaches to keep you and your dog safe.
Trial Prep
From Easily Frustrated to Joyful Searchers Webinar
Instructor: Vicky Lovejoy

High-arousal dogs can easily become frustrated and overwhelmed in their searches. Learn techniques in this webinar to help these dogs develop more resilience and focus.
Instructor Program
Building an Effective Nosework Training Plan for Instructors Module
Instructor: Michele Ellertson

As instructors, we need to breakdown advanced concepts into smaller, manageable pieces for our students to be successful. Learn how to develop effective training plans with this module!
Trial Prep
Mastering Multiple Hides Webinar
Instructor: Michael McManus

Do you want a step-by-step guide to how we teach our own dogs to do multiple hides? Learn how to take the conflict out of multiple hides, starting with building stickiness, and then following a procedure that introduces each new concept slowly and clearly.
Trial Prep Program
Why Stress is Good Webinar
Instructor: Michael McManus and Natalie McManus

Dogs and handlers encounter stress both within and outside their searches. Learn how to better cope with this stress using targeted exercises meant for both ends of leash in this webinar.
Trial Prep Program
Trial Teamwork: The Handler's Role Webinar
Instructor: Michael McManus and Natalie McManus

Do you know your role as the handler at trial? We sometimes think of ourselves as just a ride and a treat dispenser, but the handler's role is so much deeper and more important than that!
Trial Prep Program
It's What’s Inside that Counts: A Study of Interior Searches Webinar
Instructor: Dana Zinn

Interior searches can be tricky for many teams. Learn all the ins and outs, from hide placement to training and trialing Interiors with this webinar!
Trial Prep
Conquering Crack Hides Webinar
Instructor: Holly Bushard

Crack hides can be challenging. Learn tips and tricks on how to train for and tackle these hides in this webinar.
Foundation Sniffing Program
A Comprehensive Scent Work Glossary
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

All the jargon, terms and lingo associated with Scent Work can be daunting for those new to activity. Learn what all this means in this easy-to-ready eBook!
Intro Webinar
What is Scent Work Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

You've heard of Scent Work, but what is it? Should you give it a try with you dog? We think so! Learn why in this helpful introductory webinar.
General Scent Work
Maintaining Criteria v. Snazzy Searches Webinar
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.
Learn About Odor
Training Aid Handling and Storage Considerations for Contamination Webinar
Instructor: Lauryn E. DeGreeff, PhD

Learn the importance of proper training aid handling and storage, and will give examples of how faulty protocols can quickly change the odor perceived by your dog.
Foundation Sniffing Program
Why Independence Matters Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Independence is crucially important to any dog who is doing Scent Work. We discuss why and some of the ways we can promote our dogs to be more independent in our searches.
Common Issues
When Dog Odor Trumps Target Odor: Sexy Time Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Does your dog obsess about other doggie smells, thinking they need to mark and drool over every spot another dog has visited? In this webinar, we provide reasons why your dog may be doing this and exercises you can try to help them better focus on their Scent Work searches instead.
Trial Official
Canine Body Behavior and Scent Work for Trial Officials Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Trial official are the eyes and ears of a Scent Work trial and must be able to properly read canine body behavior to ensure they are setting everyone up for success.
Common Issues
When Dog Odor Trumps Target Odors: Dogs are Scary Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Perhaps your dog is worried about other dogs, where they begin to stress or shutdown when they come across doggie odors. We discuss some ways you can help your dog feel more comfortable so they can still play, and be successful in, their favorite game - Scent Work!
Trial Prep Program
Trial Prep for Sensitive Dogs Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work is a wonderful activity in that it can help sensitive dogs gain new confidence. Trialing may even be in these dog's future, however these events can be rather challenging environments for any dog to deal with, not to mention a sensitive dog!
Trial Prep Program
Scent Work for Sensitive Dogs Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Sensitive dogs can greatly benefit from playing Scent Work. Learn how and what types of special considerations you should keep in mind when working with these dogs, in this webinar.
Reactive Dogs
Primary, Paired and Odor Hides: Choosing the Hide for the Training Challenge
Instructor: Christina Young

When it comes to our reactive, sensitive or less-confident dogs, we want to ensure we are setting them up for success during training. This includes mindfully choosing the hide type they are hunting for. Learn how to do just that in this webinar.
Reactive Dogs
Stress-Free Learning and Trialing with a Reactive Dog Webinar
Instructor: Christina Young

In this webinar, Christina will discuss and illustrate strategies and games to help you and your dog navigate the challenges of taking a reactive dog to a Scent Work class or trial.
Trial Prep Program
Scent Work for Reactive Dogs Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work is an amazing activity for all dogs, but especially for reactive dogs. Learn how you can ensure this activity is beneficial and safe for reactive dogs.
Trial Prep Program
Trial Prep for Reactive Dogs Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Scent Work is a unique dog sport in that it is open to reactive dogs. However, a Scent Work trial can be rather challenging for reactive dogs...triggers abound! Learn a variety of exercises, routines and tips to help your reactive dog be more successful at a Scent Work trial with this webinar.
Learn About Odor
Odor Series Part 3: The Mystery of Strings and Triangles Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Learn how to work these two mystical odor puzzles of strings and triangles. What is happening? Why does your dog miss one consistently? How do you train these puzzles? What can you do as a handler? This webinar will answer all these questions and more.
Learn About Odor
Odor Series Part 2: Convergence Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Learn what convergence is, what it looks like, and the best ways to help your dog learn how to be the best puzzle solver they can be in this webinar.
Learn About Odor
Odor Series Part 1: Hierarchy of Found and Unfound Odor Webinar
Instructor: Judith Guthrie

Odor obedience is essential in Scent Work, but what do you build afterwards, especially when it comes to working multi-hide searches? Learn in this webinar!
Proofing
Find Your Hide - Proofing for Food and Toys Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

The most common planned distractors found within Scent Work search areas are food and toy distractors. Proofing our dogs off these distractors is a key element to any training program. Learn how to do just that in this webinar.
Proofing
Find Your Hide - Proofing for Dog Odor Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Do you dread it when there is a possibility of dog odor in your search area? Does it seem as though your dog become obsessed and forgets about hunting for target odor? This webinar is for you!
Proofing
Find Your Hide - Proofing for Crittering Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

Does crittering in your searches get you down? It is understandable, critters are super interesting to our dogs! Learn how you to help them value finding their target hides more than the potential critter activity within their search areas.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Sourcing Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

For our dogs to succeed in Scent Work, they must build and maintain their sourcing skills. Afterall, we care about where odor is coming from not where it is traveling to! Learn how we can do this in this webinar.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Dog Communication Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

In this webinar, we will delve into the crucial component of our dog's communication to us as they are tackling a Scent Work search, how this goes beyond a final trained response and much more.
General Scent Work
Components of Scent Work: Value of Odor Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

We need our dogs to value the odor they are tasked to hunt for in their Scent Work searches. Learn how to build and maintain their value in this webinar.
Common Issues
Stopping the Potty: Tips for Exterior Searches Webinar
Instructor: Dianna L. Santos

You see grass. You see trees. You see vertical spaces. All of this means your dog is going to potty during the search and your heart is racing! What to do?! Find out in this webinar.
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