Course Details
- thresholds and corners,
- environmental considerations around airflow and weather conditions,
- aged hides,
- non-box containers,
- how to set up and work through distractions,
- how to evaluate search are challenges/approach,
- how to effectively search an area,
- multiple hides,
- inaccessibles,
- advanced vehicle searches,
- building search stamina,
- combo odors,
- what to expect when trialing,
- assessing trial readiness, and
- problem solving individual team skills.
Teaching Approach
Each week you will receive several lectures released at the begining of the week. There will be theory based lectures as well as lectures and assignments on the current topic. Initially, searches can be done at home however the learner will be enouraged to also work outside of the home. This class offers extensive written lectures, no verbal lectures, and videos of varying lengths. It is rare that relevant speaking takes place within a video; they are designed to be watched in order to follow the ideas presented in the lecture. Lecture videos may run from 1 to 4 minutes long, with the average between 1-2 minutes. The lectures are designed to help a student understand the purpose of the topic and how its application might vary by dog. Care is taken so that learners who learn by both watching and reading will be successful.

Stacy Barnett (she/her) is a successful nosework competitor, being one of only a handful of teams titled through the Summit Level (SMT) in NACSW with her dog, Judd. In fact, she and Judd have earned THREE Summit titles (SMTx3)! Stacy is also an international clinician and AKC scent work judge. (Click here for full bio and to view Stacy's upcoming courses)