Beginning Nosework

Description: Nosework is a fairly new dog sport that has been spreading rapidly across the country. It is based on detection dog training. Nosework dogs search out various odors (such as Birch, Anise and Clove) and are rewarded when they find the odor. Searches start out easy at the beginning level and progress in difficulty. This class will teach your dog how to recognize the first odor, Birch, and how to develop the drive to search starting with food and odor paired with food. Cost of class includes starter nosework kit.

This is a six week class with 1 hour lessons.

Prerequisites: Dogs should have basic obedience training like sit, down and come. Dogs should be able to be crated when they are not working.

Cost: $120.00 Inactive members/non-members, $90.00 Active members

Beginning Nosework 2

Description: Continue building on skills introduced in Beginning Nosework. Introduce handling skills that support your dog’s drive to search for odor. Additional odors will be introduced.

This is a six week class.

Prerequisites: Beginning Nosework 1. Able to recognize birch. Dogs should have basic obedience training like sit, down and come. Dogs should be able to be crated when they are not working.

Cost: $120.00 Inactive members/non-members, $90.00 Active members.

Beginning Nosework Skills

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Complex Odor Problems

Description: This class is designed for experienced dogs to practice the complex odor problems that can be encountered in the upper levels of competitive nosework. Examples of some of the items that will be covered include: high hides, low hides, combination of high and low hides, converging odor, large number of hides in a small area, and inaccessible hides.

This is a six week class with 1 hour sessions.

Prerequisites: Dogs must be able to alert on Birch, Anise, Clove, and Cypress. Teams should be competing or preparing to compete at the AKC Master level, UKC Elite level, or above.

Cost: $120.00 Inactive members/non-members, $90.00 Active members

Due to the complexity of searches, we are requesting no more than one dog per handler.

Advanced Beginning 1

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Advanced Beginning 2 - Distractors

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Buried Hides - New Techniques for Training Buried Hides

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Exterior Nosework Skills (Novice/Advanced)

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Nosework Foundations Seminar Part 1

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Nosework Foundations Seminar Part 2

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Advanced/Intermediate Nosework

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Master/Elite Nosework

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Intermediate Handler Skills

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Intermediate Nosework Skills

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Nosework Skills

Description: Nosework Skills classes are 4-week one-hour classes which will focus on a specific nosework skill. For Student's Choice class : Everyone who enrolls must submit an exercise or skill they want to work on and instructor will come up with exercises for it. Up to six odors may be used in the class (NACSW, UKC and AKC odors).

Prerequisites: Open to dogs of all levels that are already on odor and can work in all four elements (containers, vehicles, interiors, exteriors).

Cost: $56.00 Inactive members/non-members and $42.00 Active members

Nosework Skills Level 1

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Nosework Skills Level 2

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Nosework Skills - Handler Pressure

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Advanced Nosework

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Advanced Nosework & Handling

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Nosework Trial Preparation

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Masters Nosework Multi-week Seminar

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