Our Nosework Program

Level 1

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

Level 2

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

Level 3 

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. ​

LEVEL 1 NOSEWORK CLASSES

Location:  Cranberry Community Hall. .
Cost:  $175 (includes scent kit)
Duration: 1.5 hour classes take place over six weeks

Intro to Nosework

​Starts Sept.  20, 1:30 - 3 pm:  FULL! 
Starts Oct. 14, 12:30 - 2:00 pm:  FULL! 
​​In this 6 week class we introduce odour and build searching skills, focusing on containers.

​Skills:
Odour recognition, discrimination and indication
Hunting/searching skills
Leash handling skills
Container searches
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Prerequisite: Dogs must be comfortable waiting in the car between turns. 

Interiors/Exteriors

Starts Sept.  25, 6 - 7:30 pm:  One spot left!
Our Interiors and Exteriors class continues where Introduction to Nosework left off. Expand your skills while having fun! 
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​Skills: 
More complex hunting skills 
Refining leash handling skills
Interior and exterior searches
Introduction to multiple hides
Refining the indication/alert

Prerequisite: Completion of Introduction to Nosework or equivalent.  ​

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Nosework for Littles

Starts Nov. 1, 12 - 1:30 pm
Build your little or tiny dog's confidence and sense of agency through the power of nosework!

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​Skills:
Hunting/searching skills 
Odour recognition, discrimination and indication
Container searches
Leash handling skills

Prerequisite: Dogs must be comfortable waiting their turn in their crate or in the car. 

LEVEL 2 NOSEWORK CLASSES

Duration: 1.5 hour classes over six weeks
Location:  Cranberry Community Hall 
Cost:  $175 (includes scent kit)

Training for Clarity
Starts Saturday October 14, 2:30 - 4:00 pm - FULL
Starts Wednesday, November 1, 2:00 - 3:30 pm - FULL

This class is all about strengthening our dogs’ understanding of nosework. By creating contrasts - for example, blank areas vs. novel odours vs. target odour  - we can teach our dogs to problem solve and enhance their fluency in finding source. 

Skills
Working through pooling odour to get to source
Dismissing distractions 
Learning to dismiss blank areas and novel odours
Working in bigger and smaller search areas
Sourcing inaccessible hides

And more!

Prerequisites:  Completion of  Introduction to Nosework and Interiors/Exteriors or equivalent.