Our Nosework Program

Beginners 

Get started in nosework and get hooked! This 6 week class builds the foundation for scent detection and will leave you wanting more!

Intermediate 

With strong foundation skills in place, you and your dog are ready for more complexity and fun in your scent detection journey!

Advanced 

Your dog is now a full fledged scent detector! Join our advanced class and take those skills higher and higher!  

Sign up for a Nosework class below
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Do you have a dog who is worried about other dogs? We are happy to accommodate dogs
who are reactive to other dogs as the dogs work singly and wait in the car between turns. Please
contact us to ​discuss how we can accommodate your dog's needs. ​

​​Beginners Nosework

In this 6 week class we introduce odour and build searching skills, focusing on containers.

We train with wintergreen, and you will have the opportunity to participate in a Sporting Detection Dogs Association Designated Odour Test at the end of the course. 

Skills we work on:

• Odour recognition, discrimination and indication
• Hunting/searching skills
• Leash handling skills
• Container searches
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Prerequisites: Dogs must be comfortable with people in the room while they are working and comfortable waiting in the car between turns. 

Price:  $175 (includes a small scent kit for practice at home) 

​​Classes begin again in September and a schedule will be posted in July. Fill out the contact form below to be notified when the fall class schedule is posted.

Intermediate Nosework

Our Intermediate class continues where Beginners left off. In this six week class we will introduce interior and exterior searches, and get your dog started searching for multiple hides.

Skills we work on: 

• More complex hunting skills 
• Refining leash handling skills
• Interior and exterior searches
• Introduction to multiple hides
• Refining the indication/alert
  
  

Prerequisites:

• Completion of Beginners Nosework.
• Dogs must be comfortable around people while working in the room and comfortable waiting in the car between turns. 
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Price: $165 (we will supply you with prepared odour you can use to practice at home) 

Intermediate classes will resume in September and the schedule posted in July. Please fill out the form below to be notified when the schedule is posted.

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