Description of Seminar/Conference
	Inspired by working detection dogs, K9 Nose Work® is the fun search and scenting activity for virtually all dogs and people. This easy-to-learn activity and sport builds confidence and focus in many dogs, and provides a safe way to keep dogs fit and healthy through mental and physical exercise. This K9 Nose Work Weekend features two great workshops with both auditor and working spots both days. Introduction to K9 Nose Work®: Saturday, November 14, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This workshop will introduce you to the activity that is the basis for the hottest canine sport in the country. We will demonstrate the basics to give your dog a strong foundation in K9 Nose Work by using his or her natural scenting instincts. During the course of the workshop we will cover the history of the activity and sport along with getting dogs started, building the game, and its application in a variety of environments with the greatest number of dogs, regardless of temperament or breed type. This workshop will use visual media, lecture and demonstrations with dogs. There are 10 Working Spots and 30 Auditor Spots available for this workshop. Working dogs should not have any prior scent work or tracking experience. Working dogs must be able to be crated for a few hours at a time. No human- or dog-aggressive dogs will be able to participate in working spots. Continuing Nose Work® (Introduction to Odor & Fundamental Skill Building): Sunday, November 15, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This workshop builds on the foundational skills demonstrated during the Introduction to K9 Nose Work® workshop or during an Introduction to K9 Nose Work class with a Certified Nose Work Instructor. We will guide the teams through the process of taking dogs from searching for their primary reward to searching (hunting) for target odor. This workshop is also a valuable opportunity for those wanting to strengthen their team’s skill in new environments and building value in odor for the dog. Regardless of how you started, this is a great opportunity to develop stronger independent and confident hunt skills for your dog. During this workshop day we will demonstrate the beginning steps of introducing dogs to searching a variety of element environments with the target odor in play. The workshop will consist of lecture and hands on so teams can leave with a comprehensive understanding of the foundational steps for introducing odor, vehicles and exteriors (subject to change due to environmental conditions). There are 10 Working Spots and 30 Auditor Spots available for this workshop. Working dogs must be able to be crated for a few hours at a time. No human- or dog-aggressive dogs will be able to participate in working spots. Requirements for Working Spot participation in Continuing Nose Work: Your dog sees a group of boxes, and knows the nose game is on! Your dog has experienced 5 different locations of varying environment types (i.e. living room other then the dog\'s, garage at a friend\'s house, park like area, office, etc.) Your dog will search many objects, not just boxes to find its reward Your dog has built stamina to do several searches and maintain focus and energy You know what really motivates your dog and it overrides other interests (in people, dogs, environments) Note: Those that participated in the Introduction to K9 Nose Work workshop as an auditor may attend Continuing Nose Work as a working participant if the team can meet all the required benchmarks. If the instructors feel the dog is not yet ready to move to the next level of training adjustment will be made as is reasonable, but no refunds will be offered if the instructors deem the dog not ready for this level workshop. First time attendees at the previous days Introduction to K9 Nose Work event may attend Continuing Nose Work as an auditor. Both workshops are taught by Jill Marie O’Brien, CPDT-KA, co-founder of the National Association of Canine Scent Work, LLC and the sport of K9 Nose Work. Some of the many benefits of K9 Nose Work are: Dogs easily burn lots of mental & physical energy doing searches Searches can be done anywhere you can take your dog No prior training is required and no obedience is needed Shy or fearful dogs build confidence and overactive dogs put their energy into fun searches Stronger bond between dog & handler as handler learns to observe, understand, and rely upon his dog

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