Scent Work
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For questions regarding COVID safety precautions, please click here.
Level 1-Intro to Odor $150.00
This six-week class will teach your dog: Odor Recognition Rules & Regulations How Air Currents and Odor Move Basic Hides Developing Alert Signals Pre-Game Rituals How to Enter a Trial How Trials Work and What to Expect When You Get There |
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Level 2-Odor Education/Building Confidence $150.00 This six-week class is for dogs who have been imprinted on odors but need to develop confidence in their search ability. How Air Currents & Odor Move Building Search Confidence Teaching Problem Solving & Independence Teaching How to Work Odor Rock-Solid Alerts Multiple Hides |
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Level 3-Experience with problems $150.00 This six-week class is for the dog that is confident about searching and has been successful at the lower levels. Classes may meet at different locations. How Air Currents & Odor Move Multiple Hides Buried Hides Working with Distractions Complex Odor Problems to Build Confidence Pressure On - Pressure Off? Handler Discrimination |
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Level 4-Advanced Skills $150.00
This six-week class is for dogs that have had at least two or three Level 3 classes and are approved by the instructor OR who are trialing at the Excellent, Master, and Detective (or Nosework 3) levels. Classes will meet in various locations. Inaccessible hides High hides Unknown number of hides Clear rooms/areas Search Stamina |
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Handler Discrimination $100 Novice – Geared toward AKC Novice competition. Topics will include imprinting the dog to find the handler’s odor; transitioning into finding hidden handler’s odor; discrimination between the handler’s odor and other persons’ odor; preparation for competition. Advanced – Preparing for AKC advanced levels of competition. Topics will include transitioning from an article to cotton swabs; various types of discrimination; working inside and outside; and possibly multiple hides. |
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Online Classes for level 3 & 4 $100 Students must have their own odor and scent vessels. They will give the instructor their initial goals. Each week, your instructor will design a search/skill problem(s) for them to work on. You will submit videos to a private Facebook group and the instructor will critique/comment. As needed, instructional videos will be loaded into the group for assistance. |
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