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Scent Work

Scent Work - Skills for Excellent & Master Teams (ES) (Members Only)

$120

with Elizabeth Staley

Calendar Jan 5, 2026 at 6:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Note: There is no class 1/12 to accomodate the Membership Meeting.

This class is for teams working at the Excellent or Master level in AKC - or a comparable level in another organization. Dog must have been introduced to and successfully searching for all 4 AKC odors. Classes will work skills and challenges appropriate for these classes including but not limited to off leash searching, elevated hides, inaccessible hides, converging odor, blank spaces and calling finish when your dog is done working, and increasingly challenging distractors. 

Class will primarily focus on interior and exterior searches (weather and light permitting) but may also include containers. Buried searches will not be covered in this class.

Dogs are expected to be crated when it is not their turn. Handlers are encouraged to watch other teams work.

Full Course
Scent Work - Skills for Excellent & Master Teams (ES) (Non-Members)
Online Registration Unavailable

Scent Work - Skills for Excellent & Master Teams (ES) (Non-Members)

$122

with Elizabeth Staley

Calendar Jan 5, 2026 at 6:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Note: There is no class 1/12 to accomodate the Membership Meeting.

This class is for teams working at the Excellent or Master level in AKC - or a comparable level in another organization. Dog must have been introduced to and successfully searching for all 4 AKC odors. Classes will work skills and challenges appropriate for these classes including but not limited to off leash searching, elevated hides, inaccessible hides, converging odor, blank spaces and calling finish when your dog is done working, and increasingly challenging distractors. 

Class will primarily focus on interior and exterior searches (weather and light permitting) but may also include containers. Buried searches will not be covered in this class.

Dogs are expected to be crated when it is not their turn. Handlers are encouraged to watch other teams work.

Scent Work - Skill Building for New Teams - (JC) (Members Only)

$120

with Jean Conroy

Calendar Jan 8, 2026 at 2 pm, runs for 6 weeks

This class is for dogs on odor that have not yet trialed or have only started to trial at the Novice level. We will be working on various setups with boxes, chairs both paired and non-paired.  We will be building both the dog's and handler's confidence while searching for odor. 

Prerequisites: Scent Work - Introduction to Odor or by permission of the instructor. 

Dogs must crate between runs. 

Full Course
Scent Work - Skill Building for New Teams - (JC) (Non-Members)
Online Registration Unavailable

Scent Work - Skill Building for New Teams - (JC) (Non-Members)

$122

with Jean Conroy

Calendar Jan 8, 2026 at 2 pm, runs for 6 weeks

This class is for dogs on odor that have not yet trialed or have only started to trial at the Novice level. We will be working on various setups with boxes, chairs both paired and non-paired.  We will be building both the dog's and handler's confidence while searching for odor. 

Prerequisites: Scent Work - Introduction to Odor or by permission of the instructor. 

Dogs must crate between runs. 

Scent Work - Novice/Advanced Run-Thru - (JC) (Members Only)
Online Registration Unavailable

Scent Work - Novice/Advanced Run-Thru - (JC) (Members Only)

$120

with Jean Conroy

Run-thru's for containers, interior and exterior (weather permitting). Set-ups (scenarios) will determine number of runs per dog per class.

Prerequisites: Dogs should be trialing at Novice or Advanced levels, or have equivalent experience. Please contact the instructor with questions.

Dogs must crate between runs. 

Scent Work - Novice/Advanced Run-Thru - (JC) (Non-Members)
Online Registration Unavailable

Scent Work - Novice/Advanced Run-Thru - (JC) (Non-Members)

$122

with Jean Conroy

Run-thru's for containers, interior and exterior (weather permitting). Set-ups (scenarios) will determine number of runs per dog per class.

Prerequisites: Dogs should be trialing at Novice or Advanced levels, or have equivalent experience. Please contact the instructor with questions.

Dogs must crate between runs. 





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