Waiting Game - The hidden problem to your search
Waiting is pretty common! You will need to wait in the parking lot, you will need to wait at a chair or gate, you will need to possibly...
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Aleks Woodroffe
- Dec 24, 2020
- 2 min
What is a Detective Search?
AKC Scent Work is a relatively new event for AKC, and as such has plenty of room for growth! They have 4 levels of competition - Novice,...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
Fit Sniffing
Ever try to sniff out the rotten smell of a cheese stick left in your car from training last week? If you haven't had the pleasure, let...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Dec 10, 2020
- 7 min
Waiting is the Hardest Part - 4 Skills For Making Waiting Easier
The overwhelming feeling so many of us have when we go to a dog sports competition. We rush to get to the site, only to wait for the...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Dec 3, 2020
- 7 min
Scent Work Trials - What to Pack, What to Expect.
The purpose of trialing can be different for all of us. Some people like to trial because of the community and friends they have, it's a...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Nov 25, 2020
- 7 min
A Trial Day - My Mental Game
The following is a break down of a typical trial day for me for nose work. I've tried to include some details that otherwise I might not...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
Don't forget to Break!
Our world seems so focused on goals and achieving them, that we sometimes forget to enjoy the journey. I'm personally very much driven by...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Nov 12, 2020
- 6 min
How To Enter Your First AKC Scent Work Trial
You've worked hard at training your dog to sniff out birch and feel like your dog can do it! You are ready to test your abilities! If...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Nov 5, 2020
- 6 min
The 3 elements of "ALERT"
When your dog works in a search area, they are working on some complex puzzles in order to track odor back to the source and communicate...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Jul 13, 2020
- 7 min
Tana Tails - AKC Scent Work Trials during COVID
This past weekend Tana and I traveled to an AKC Scent Work Trial to be able to compete for one day after being stuck at home for over 3...
Aleks Woodroffe
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
Anxiety in your Furry Friend
Samantha, my dalmation retriever cross has suffered from generalized anxiety for most of her life. After years of trying and slow...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
Finding time to train during Stay at Home
Stay at Home orders have been issued for almost all the states. It seems crazy, like an apocalyptic movie, something I struggle with...
Aleks Woodroffe
- Jan 15, 2020
- 7 min
Tales of Tana - NW3 January 2020
Tana I got back late last night from a really great trial out in California. I'm still sort of waking up and trying to catch up for the...
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