Introduction to Scent Work
This course is designed for anyone wanting to learn scent work. This course will provide a foundation for scenting sports, working canines, deer tracking, or just as an outlet for you and your dog to take your training to the next level.
Odor detection / scent work can be applied to many things:
Sport Work ( AKC )
Drug detection
Explosives
Bed Bug detection
Termite detection
Deer tracking
Antler shed hunting
Rodent control
medical detection
and so much more!
AKC approved scents will be provided along with scent cans.
Participants can also bring their own scent
Why scent work!?
Builds a bond between handler and dog
Build confidence
Great exercise and stimulation
Provides your dog with purpose and a job
Service or therapy dogs
This course will be covering:
Scent Work Fundamentals
Canine First Aid and Safety
Dogs of all levels are welcome
This class will be a mix of conversation, PowerPoint and hands on: please dress accordingly and bring necessary equipment and gear for your dog: Lead, harness, water bowl, treats, reward item, etc.
Working Team: $300
Audit Spots : $100
Handler Decoy Seminar (Copy)
Professional K9 Handler Decoy Seminar Tier 3
Level Up from OPOTA Certification
Are you ready to up your operational ability!? This 3 day seminar is designed to push the Handler and K9 to the next level. The class provides real-world experience-based training. Handlers can take this training back to their departments and utilize to build effective training plans, enhancing the K9 units’ operational effectiveness.
As a department and a K9 handler this is the starting point of developing an elite K9. Our Tier 3 seminar is for new and experienced handlers that want to go beyond OPOTA certification and push the boundaries of K9 operations.
Upon successful completion of Tier 3 Handler and K9 can continue to our Tier 2 and Tier 1 programs.
How to develop a Driving Bite
Recall, Redirects and Sight picture
Assessing the bite
Outs
Use of back ties
Use of bungees
Targeting
Development for real-world situations Hands on experience
Multiple Decoys Distractions
Cruiser bailouts
Identification
Use of Force and safety
Extractions
Canine First Aid:
Basics - Advanced life saving measures, including : safe handling, triage, CPR and more
Upon registration an invoice/purchase order will be sent to the email provided for payment.
Working Team : $400
Audit Spot $150
3 Days: September 18th - 20th
8am-4pm
Mansfield Canine Training Facility
Handler Decoy Seminar
Professional K9 Handler Decoy Seminar Tier 3
Level Up from OPOTA Certification
Are you ready to up your operational ability! This 2 day seminar is designed to push the Handler and K9 to the next level. The class provides real-world experience-based training. Handlers can take this training back to their departments and utilize to build effective training plans, enhancing the K9 units’ operational effectiveness.
As a department and a K9 handler this is the starting point of developing an elite K9. Our Tier 3 seminar is for new and experienced handlers that want to go beyond OPOTA certification and push the boundaries of K9 operations.
Upon successful completion of Tier 3 Handler and K9 can continue to our Tier 2 and Tier 1 programs.
How to develop a Driving Bite
Recall, Redirects and Sight picture
Assessing the bite
Outs
Use of back ties
Use of bungees
Targeting
Development for real-world situations Hands on experience
Multiple Decoys Distractions
Cruiser bailouts
Identification
Use of Force and safety
Extractions
Upon registration an invoice/purchase order will be sent to the email provided for payment.
Working Team : $300
Audit Spot $150
2 Days: April 23rd and April 24th
8am-4pm
Franklin County Fairgrounds : Burke Building
Intro to Scent Work and Deer Tracking
Join us for an intro to scent work and deer tracking. This is a beginners course covering the fundamentals of scent work and deer tracking. Our canine educators bring an easy and practical approach to getting started in these areas of game tracking. We are bringing a HANDS ON and immersive experience to help you and your dog go to the next level.
This course will be covering:
Scent Work Fundamentals
Tracking Fundamentals
Canine First Aid and Safety
Dogs of all levels are welcome
lunch will be provided
This class will be a mix of conversation, PowerPoint and hands on: please dress accordingly and bring necessary equipment and gear for your dog: Lead, harness, water bowl, treats, reward item, etc.
** we will have items from our Professional K9 Shop available to try and to purchase **
AKC Canine Good Citizen Day: Class and Evaluation
$125 per dog
Join us for a day of fun!
This skill set is used to launch you and your dog into more advance skills and prepare you for other competitions, events, therapy work, emotional support work, service work and more!
Are you ready?
All dogs are welcome! It doesn’t matter where you are at in your training journey, you and your dog are welcome. We will be using this class to introduce, prepare and evaluate dogs that are ready. We are excited to spend the day working with you and your dog. This is a great opportunity to test what you already know, try something new and hang out with like minded dog owners!
Multiple Educators
Group Setting
A day filled with canine education and preparation for AKC CGC
AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluation Temperament Evaluation
Lunch and Refreshments Provided
Canine First Aid & Disaster Preparedness
Are you a dog professional? Walk or take care of your own and even other people’s dogs? Are you prepared for natural disasters? Do you know what to do if your dog gets injured… minor or life threatening?
You could be the difference. Being ready is only a small part of the solution, being calm and practiced and prepared IS the solution.
Our Canine First Aid and Disaster Preparedness class is taught by two of our canine educators with combined experience in veterinary medicine, combat medicine, FEMA certified and certified in animal basic and advanced life saving care. Our instructors have real life examples and bring the conversations to a level everyone can understand.
Course Includes:
Basic - Advanced K9 First Aid
Every Day K9 Care
K9 CPR
Disaster Prepping
K9 First Aid Kit Prep and Evaluation
Learn to Use What You Have
K9 Safe Handling and Transportation
Real Hands on Skills
Certificate Of Completion
4 Hour Course * $150 * Light Refreshments Provided * First Aid Supplies Available