Scent Work Advance/Excellent #2

Pre-req is Beginning & Advance Beginning Novice Scent Work class where introduction to odor, handling odor and basics are covered. If your dog is already on Anise odor but you have not taken the previous class contact me and we can discuss.

Scent Work is a great team sport that puts your dog's nose to the test. “Fascinating fact: Dogs have a sense of smell that’s between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours! The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, and asks a dog to sniff to their heart’s content, turning your dog’s favorite activity into a rewarding game. It is a terrific sport for all kinds of dogs and is a wonderful way to build confidence in a shy dog (AKC).” The game is fun and can be fast. This class is geared towards AKC, but is applicable to NACSW. Our focus will be on Advance odor of Anise along with beginning odor of Birch. The elements in AKC are: container, buried (which is water), interior, exterior searches. Dealing with some issues such as box crushing, distractions and weather challenges. Unlike the two Novice classes, you will not know the hides all the time. Our last class will be handlers choice, so you can work on what you feel you need for your team; any of the elements, odor management, on the road (OTR) issues, reward timing. Totally up to you. Be prepared for field trips, will be close by within 1-3 miles.
Your marker words should be set by this class and your dog knows and understands it. We will work more on timing that marker with reward. We will look at the odor puzzles and see how your dog is working that outside of the coned area and adding distractions. Please bring an appropriate crate to contain your dog if you are out of sight. For field trips you will be working out of your car. At this level you should be considering an odor kit and we can discuss and maybe some of you want to share?
What to bring;
* Hungry dog
* Treats - soft small. No crunchy/crumbly. Be sure you bring a variety of valued treats for your dog that your dog likes. My treats range from dehydrated hotdogs (gets rid of the slim, dehydrated duck jerky, string cheese, chicken steak).
* Flat collar and/or harness
* 10’ long line, this is a must (2 - 6’ leashes in a pinch), Clothes line add clasp.
* Crate
* Class fee is $80. And runs 5 weeks. If you are not a KCA member you will need to join the 2025 year. Please try and join prior to class.
If you are in class 1 you are in the entire series. There will likely be no adds after class starts (there are always some circumstance that may allow, message me)
Please no young children/toddlers/infants
One handler/One dog Teams. If you are going to enter 2 dogs let’s talk about it before and how we can help manage 2 dogs with 1 handler, 2 dogs is not unusual.
Resources for odor:
https://www.akc.org/sports/akc-scent-work/
https://www.jjdog.com/nosework-kit-essential-oils-scent-kit/
https://k9nwsource.com/complete-training-kits/
https://leerburg.com/1406.htm