Scent Sports

N101S: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Nosework is easily the hottest new sport around, and it’s easy to see why!  It’s fun for humans, dogs love to participate, and it’s good for building confidence and focus in dogs that have issues like shyness, ...

N120J: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

This course picks up where NW101 left off! This course also can be used as a refresher for introducing the search elements. Our method is effective on all types of dogs, from insecure and unfocused dogs to highly dr...

NW325: Purposeful Drills for Progressing Skills

You’ve probably heard this before … that training should be done with purpose and not just going through the motions. There is power in purposeful training! When we have purpose, we are energized, invested and focus...

NW345: Container Wizardry: Fixes, Proofs, and Results

This class is about creating the AMAZING Container Dog...   Containers are tough in that they really are NOT a searching exericse... they are a Selection exercise.  That means that we can get all sorts of...

NW420: Honing Your NW Handling

Do you wish you were a better handler?  Handling is 80% dog / 20 % handler.  How you handle makes a huge difference in your performance and in your pass rate....  it drives those "P's" and "Q's"! In ...

TR102: Foundation Tracking 2

  This course will continue to develop both drive and accuracy on foundation tracks. Our priority for this class will be to further develop the skills that the dog acquired in TR101. We will work towards incre...

N101J: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Nosework is easily the hottest new sport around, and it’s easy to see why!  It’s fun for humans, dogs love to participate, and it’s good for building confidence and focus in dogs that have issues like shyness, ...

N120S: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

Did you know that the MOST important time in a dog's early career in Nosework happens AFTER they learn target odor (as in NW101) and BEFORE they start their general searching? Making mistakes now are costly.  I...

NW275: All Fired Up! Building Confidence and Motivation

NW335: Nosework Handling: Insights and Improvements

In this class, handlers will learn to assess and enhance their handling skills within the context of nosework. Designed for all skill levels, this course offers a supportive environment where participants can evalua...

NW440: Spectacular Sourcing Skills Soup to Nuts

The ultimate skill in sport detection is Sourcing.  When a dog understand true sourcing, skills like working pooling, trapped, lofting odor or most any other challenging advanced skill becomes easy.  Imagi...

TR203: Tracking - Skill Building

This class will be a continuation of TR102. We will be focusing primarily on building upon the skills introduced in TR101 and 102 - increasing spacing of targets/articles, more fully developing turns and working thr...

N101S: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Nosework is easily the hottest new sport around, and it’s easy to see why!  It’s fun for humans, dogs love to participate, and it’s good for building confidence and focus in dogs that have issues like shyness, ...

N120J: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

This course picks up where NW101 left off! This course also can be used as a refresher for introducing the search elements. Our method is effective on all types of dogs, from insecure and unfocused dogs to highly dr...

NW150: Scent Theory and Dynamics

There are a wide variety of sports and tasks that require the dog to use his nose and sense of smell to be successful: Tracking. Nosework. Truffle hunting. Barn hunt. Scent Discrimination. In all these venues, as we...

NW185: Green Dog Setups for Spectacular Skills

  Do you feel like all of your hides seem to be similar or that you or your dog is a little bored?  It could be that you need to introduce more variety to your setups.  If we always set hides using the...

NW525: Achievement Unlocked: Success at the Upper Levels

You've found yourself at the upper levels and now it gets complicated!  Search areas get bigger and more challenigng.  Times get tighter.  Maybe you have more hides but maybe the area is blank?  ...

NW720: Find It! - Lost Item Recovery

Want to learn about a new scent organization and play more scent games with your dog? Teaching scent detection is one of my specialties and an area I'm truly passionate about. Lost Item Recovery is one of the trial...

N101J: NW101 - Introduction to Nosework

Nosework is easily the hottest new sport around, and it’s easy to see why!  It’s fun for humans, dogs love to participate, and it’s good for building confidence and focus in dogs that have issues like shyness, ...

N120S: NW120 - Introduction to NW Search Elements

Did you know that the MOST important time in a dog's early career in Nosework happens AFTER they learn target odor (as in NW101) and BEFORE they start their general searching? Making mistakes now are costly.  I...