My Training Philosophy
Trust your dog.
Your dog's actions speak loudly if you take the time to listen and understand what they are trying to tell you.
By listening and using your dog's actions to guide how to train, it is possible to create the right environments for optimum learning and utmost joy.
My primary goal in training is to ensure the dog is having fun learning what we are trying to teach it - whether that be how to sniff out birch odor, how to balance on a curb, or how to cope with arousing environments.
Canine Scent Work
Canine scent work is a relatively new sport that is modeled off of professional canine detection work. Dogs work to find the source of a specific essential oil that has been hidden.
This sport is unique in that your dog working independently, and when built up with solid foundations, can change even the meekest dog into a confident sniffer! The relationship that you can create through training scent work is a working relationship that can be transferred into "normal" life and through any other dog sports.
I'm always amazed at how sensitive our dogs are to odor, our influence, and the environment. Through training, I can help you start to observe how amazing your dog's nose really can be!
Scent Work Classes
Release Canine Scent Work classes help teach you and your dog about the amazing sport of scent work. In classes, either online or in person, we will work to create clarity and confidence while you both learn to become a strong working team ready to do well in competition.
Please Select "Scent Classes" in the drop down menu above (hover over "scent work" to see the drop down) for more information about each class and how to sign up or click here.
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Scent Work Trials
AKC Scent Work is growing! Aleks has been helping get trials started in the valley and is helping clubs learn how to hold well-run and efficient trials. A list of trials in the Phoenix Area are listed below, and I will make an effort to post the PDF of the premiums associated with each trial when they are available.
Upcoming Sniffy Competitions in AZ:
NACSW
Elite/EliteS/NW2/NW1 October 12-14 - Sedona AZ
L1C & NW1 / L1E & L1I - November 16-17, 2024 - Tucson AZ (Patience Unlimited)
NW3 / EliteS & NW2 - February 2025 - Benson AZ
TBD - March 14-16 - Phoenix AZ (Release Canine)
Click here to see Colorado Trials
AKC
Please check the AKC events calendar for the most up-to-date schedule.
Copper State Scent Work Club: October 24-26 - Unlimited entries on Saturday & Sunday, all levels!
Planning: Jumping Chollas Agility Club in Feb &
CSSWC pop up trial Feb 21 (2x all levels buried; 1x detective)
Other clubs that host trials in AZ: Supersition KC, Border Collie Club of AZ, Sonoran Desert SW Club, Flagstaff KC
Stay tuned for more information!