K9 Nose Work Seminar, Dogs Of Course!

Dogs of Course

K9 Nose Work Workshops

with founders: Amy Herot and Jill Marie O'Brien

Dates and Locations

DOGS! Learning Center, Hudson, MA	Saturday 3/20/10	2 – 9:30PM	Registration is Open for Auditors Waitlist for Working Spots
Tails-U-Win, Manchester, CT	Sunday 3/21/10	12 - 7:30PM	Registration is Open for Auditors
Monadnock Humane Society, Keene, NH	Monday 3/22/10	4 - 8:30PM	Registration is Open for Auditors Waitlist for Working Spots
Port Chester Obedience Training Club, White Plains, NY	Thursday 3/25/10	1 - 5:00PM	Registration is Open for Auditors
PSPCA Adoption Center, Philadelphia, PA	Friday 3/26/10	1 - 5:00PM	Full
Coventry School for Dogs, Columbia, MD	Saturday 3/27/10	10 – 5:30PM	Full
St. Hubert's Dog Training School, Madison, NJ	Sunday 3/28/10	2 - 9:30PM	Registration is Open for Auditors

About This Seminar

K9 Nose Work, the new, exciting, detection-style sport is designed to develop dogs’ natural scenting abilities by using their curiosity, desire to hunt, and their love of toys, food, and exercise. It’s a great way for any dog to have fun, build confidence, and burn lots of mental and physical energy. Dogs are sniffing it up!

Scent work, or ‘nose work’ as it is often called is the most natural thing any dog can do, but how do you teach that to companion dog owners?

This introductory workshop is designed for future K9 Nose Work instructors, dog sports enthusiasts, and the pet owner looking for a fun outlet for her dog. Amy and Jill will take you through the process of getting a dog started in K9 Nose Work, concentrating on the basic concepts and foundation skills for dogs and handlers. The founders will share their proven training techniques and class structure demonstrating the most efficient ways to encourage and develop a dog’s scenting abilities by using their natural desires. A PowerPoint presentation and video clips from actual K9 Nose Work classes will highlight the process and give participants a first-hand look at not only America’s hottest new sport but the range of applications for companion dogs, including exercise, relationship-building, mental stimulation, confidence building, and behavior rehabilitation. The workshop will also provide an introductory overview of the more advanced nose work elements including: the three target odors, understanding scent distribution properties, working scent in different environments, recognizing and building the communication of the alert, odor recognition testing, and preparing for competition.

Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to work with the founders on their first seminar circuit in the Northeast.

The seminars will either be a full day that accommodates 20 working participants or a half day that accommodates 10 working participants. Auditors are welcome for all the seminars. The seminars cover the same material. Half day seminars are during the week and full day seminars are on the weekends.

Ways to Participate

Working Participant with your Dog (Limits: 20 dogs for full day workshops, 10 dogs for half day workshops)

Any dog can do it! All levels of training are welcome. Shy, over-exuberant, and certain mild to moderately reactive dogs are welcome candidates but must be tolerant of the instructors coaching the team, many people watching in the audience, and dogs in the area. Leave dogs at home that have a bite history with people, pose a threat to others dogs or people, are intolerant of strangers in the general area, have serious aggression, or exhibit strong fearful responses. We reserve the right to decline working with a dog and/or asking a dog to leave the workshop without refund if we feel she/he is inappropriate or dangerous to the staff or seminar participants, or if the experience is detrimental to the dog’s emotional well-being. Handlers are required to disclose full information as it pertains to any level of aggression and will sign a release. Dogs are worked one at a time while other dogs are resting in her/his crate until her/his turn. Dogs must be able to stay quietly in a crate out of owner’s sight or in a properly equipped vehicle when not working.

Females in season will be allowed in some of the locations under the following circumstances. The dog will not enter the training area until her turn and will be the last dog worked. She must wear “pants” when in the building. She must stay in a properly equipped vehicle in the back of the parking area until her turn and be walked away from the front of the training facility and from the other dogs. Dogs of Course must be notified ahead of time.

Hudson, MA - Yes
Manchester, CT - Yes
Keene, NH - Yes
White Plains, NY - Yes
Philadelphia, PA - No
Columbia, MD - No
Madison, NJ - Yes

In locations that do not allow females in season, the working participant has the option to bring another dog or switch to an auditor position and will be reimbursed per the transfer to auditor refund policy. If the owner chooses not to bring another dog or switch to auditor status she/he is subject to the standard cancellation policies. If you have ANY questions please contact Dana before you register.

Dogs will be worked in two groups for full day seminars. One-half of the dogs will work the first half of the seminar. The remaining dogs will work the second half of the seminar.

Auditor (Limit: 25 - 35) Auditing is a great way to take home the skills to work independently or bring the program back to your students.

CCPDT - 3.5 CEUs for 1/2 day workshop
CCPDT & IAABC - 6.5 CEU's for full day workshop

Tuition and Registration

Registration includes: seminar support materials, beverages and light snacks. Meals are not included. Full day seminars will have a 30 minute meal break.

Working Participants (with dog)

$160 - full day seminar - full
$100 - half day seminar - full

Auditor (without dog)

$100 - full day seminar

$60 - half day seminar

No group discounts for these workshops.

Registration ends 5 days prior to the event or when registration limit is met. Registration at the door may be available for auditors ONLY depending on space. Check back at this page for walk-in registration information after preregistration ends. There will be a small additional charge for walk-in registration if available.

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If the seminar does not meet the minimum and must be cancelled, currently registered participants will be refunded the full amount without penalty. Please familiarize yourself with the Registration/ Refund Policy and the Waiver before signing up.

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Meet the Speakers

Amy Herot, CPDT-KA
Founder K9 Nose Work & NACSW
Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI)
www.funnosework.com

Amy is a professional K9 trainer and handler and brings over a decade of experience to her work. She has certified teams in Narcotics and Explosives and has logged over 1500 instructional hours in detection dog training. As co-founder of K9 Nose Work, and the National Association of Canine Scent Work Association (NACSW), she is bringing her experience to companion dogs and handlers through the development of nose work classes and sport events. She and her partners launched and sponsored the first national K9 Nose Work trial in 2008 and first titling event in January 2009.
Amy has trained dogs for tracking, agility, sheepherding, protection, and detection. She has competed nationally with her Dutch Shepherd, Maya, and took 3rd place in Narcotics Detection at the Gold Coast K9 Working Dog Trials and 1st place, open division, at the Oxnard Police K9 Foundation Inaugural Trial, 2009. Her Belgian Malinois, Seven, is a nationally certified explosives detection dog and took 1st place in the Explosives Building Search at the 2009 Ventura County Sheriff's K9 Trial.
Amy holds a Bachelor of Science from NYU. She is a graduate of the Balu Academy for Dog Trainers and a John Rogerson associate. Her professional memberships and affiliations include the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), Southern California Dog Trainers’ Forum (SCDTF), Southern California Schutzhund Club, West Los Angeles Obedience Training Club, and International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators (IABTI).
Amy is owner of the Los Angeles based All Good Dogs, LLC. www.allgooddogs.biz

Jill Marie O’Brien, CPDT-KA
Founder K9 Nose Work & NACSW
Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI)
www.funnosework.com

Jill Marie has been working with and training dogs for over twenty years. She is the Director of Behavior and Training at a major Animal Welfare Organization in the Southern California area since 1996. One of her many accomplishments has been the creation and continuing development of the agency's first Animal Behavior and Training Department in its 130 plus year history.
Jill Marie's dog training experience includes tracking, Schutzhund, agility, animal assisted therapy, and detection training along with many hours of nose work training and instructing. Her training philosophy is one of building strong working relationships and bonds between dogs and their handlers using positive, fun and motivational techniques. She is a strong advocate of ongoing education and development of skills. Not only has she attended many educational conferences and courses, but she has also organized educational events featuring some of the most sought-after lecturers and behavior experts in the world. She believes education for the humans is as important as education for the canines.
Jill Marie and her Border Collie, Beckett, are a nationally certified Narcotics Detection Team and took 1st place, novice division in the Oxnard Police K9 Inaugural Trial, 2009. In addition to her work with Beckett, Jill and her other dogs have earned many training titles and they have competed at the USDAA's Grand Prix of Dog Agility. Jill Marie’s newest member to her canine pack Raven, a Belgian Malinois, is well on her way to someday being a working partner and detection dog.

Amy and Jill specialize in Nose Work training and certification for instructors and handlers and have been featured in the Whole Dog Journal and DogSport magazines.

Rules and Considerations

No audio or videotaping, please.

Directions and Travel Information

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