Keep your dog busy, tired and happy with K9 Nose Work! This fast growing fun dog sport teaches how to encourage and develop your dog’s amazing natural scenting ability by using it’s desire to hunt and it’s love of food, toys and exercise. This FUN exciting detection-style activity is appropriate for dogs of any age, breed, size or physical ability. No dog training experience is necessary and each dog works separately, so this is a perfect class for dogs unsuited for a group class setting. The ability to conduct indoor searches makes this fun sport an ideal mental and physical exercise for our hot climate. During class we will encourage development of the hunt drive inborn in every dog - refining his natural talents rather than “training” him - by hunting for treats or a toy in boxes in a variety of locations and scenarios. The handler will be coached in observing how the dog’s body language indicates his identification and location of the treat or toy.

Some of the many benefits of K9 Nose Work are:

• Dogs easily burn lots of mental and physical energy doing searches
• Searches can be done anywhere you can take your dog
• No prior training is required and no obedience is needed, and it’s FUN
• In classes, dogs work one at a time and rest crated or safely in a vehicle between searches so reactive dogs can enjoy the activity, too.
• Shy or fearful dogs build confidence and overactive dogs put their energy into fun searches
• Stronger bond between dog and handler as handler learns to observe, understand, and rely upon his dog

K9 Nose Work ® Classes

All classes will run 60-90 minutes once a week.

Intro to Nose Work 6 classes once per week. $150.00

Introduction to the game of hunting, and awakening the dogs natural drive. Handlers will learn how to identify specific alert cues in their dogs.
Limit to 6 teams.

Intro to Odor 6 classes, once per week. $150.00

Introduction of the essential oils of Birch, Anise, and Clove within Containers, expanding into Interiors, Exteriors, and Vehicles. Limit to 6 teams.
* Intro to Nose Work required.

Continuing Nose Work weekly classes $25.00 per class

This is an ongoing class.
We will continue teaching and refining the dogs to search/recognize odor within the four trial elements (Containers, Interiors, Exteriors & Vehicles). Building skills and confidence in the dog and handler. Over time, dogs will be doing complete Interior, Exterior, Vehicle and Container searches. Preparing the team for the Odor Recognition Test (ORT) and Competition. We will be meeting at different places when appropriate.