Jennifer Anderson Workshop
Schedule
Sat, 31 May, 2025 at 09:00 am to Sun, 01 Jun, 2025 at 04:30 pm
UTC-03:00Location
Coldbrook Lions Hall | Kentville, NS
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A Two-Day clinic tailored for K9 Teams participating in CKC, SDDA, CDSA and other Scent and Nose work sport trials
Do you want to hone new or existing Scent Work skills or add to your Excellent/Elite/Master level scent work skills?
Open to all breeds Minimum age 1 year and at a minimum working with Wintergreen
Dog Logistics:
One dog will work scent scenarios at a time and work sessions will take place both Indoors and Outdoors at: Coldbrook Lions Hall
The Clinics
1) Scent, working at or equal to Advanced/Excellent level Skill Building Saturday May 31, 2025 9:00-4:30
2) Excellent/Elite/Master Skill building and Trouble-shooting Sunday June 1, 2025 9:00-4:30
1) Saturday Session: The Saturday Skill Building session 9:00 – 4:30
Class Limit – 10 working positions, 12 auditors
A working knowledge of Scent Theory, canine anatomy and body language enables a handler to understand how odor/scent behaves in all types of environmental conditions. A clear understanding of scent movement provides the handler the benefit of supporting their dog to finesse successful searches in sports and avocations such as Nose and Scent Work, Search and Rescue, Tracking, etc.
The morning classroom session addresses odors and how they are impacted by different types of environmental factors.
We will also explore a dog’s respiratory and odor processing anatomy.
In the afternoon, working participants will engage their dogs in various search problems.
Auditors will be assigned two working teams to watch and observe changes in body language breathing pattern, handler inflections, etc..
Note: This session is open to all levels from just beginning to fine tuning skills at the Master level. Working slots will attend the short class portion for each topic and then practice each of the specific aspects of the skill. Auditing slots will attend the class portion and observe and help evaluate working teams.
2) Sunday Session: The Sunday Excellent/Elite/Master Level Scent skill building and troubleshooting work session 9:00 – 4:30
Class Limit: 10 Working Positions; 12 Auditors
These working teams will have competed at the Excellent/Elite/Master levels and at a minimum are working with Wintergreen and Pine and either or both Thyme/Anise
The objective of this session will be to assist handlers in understanding how to work with their canine partner more effectively, work for a longer duration, understand and react to the odor movement promoted by changes in topography, vegetation, man-made structures, room air ventilation and internal building structures.
We will use these tools to build your dog’s working independence and accuracy, facilitate your support and boost the joy and ensuing rewards.
The Trouble-shooting tool building will focus at a minimum on three key topics of scent discord and K9 handling regardless of the skill level of the working team.
A. Recused or Siloed odor - e.g. Odor that is stalled in corners and room edges
B. High hides – hides above the working height of the dog. May be found by dog via scent drop to the ground but are difficult for the dog to then source upwards
C. Convergent Odors - distinctly different odors that are placed separately from each other, but the scent plumes overlap and converge. Can be difficult for the dog to splice the odors and work them back to each separate hide.
D. K9/Handler Work relationship – A frequent conundrum for handlers at the higher levels is to determine where they should be in the scent venue, how much body and line pressure to use and when to step in/step out to enable the dog to calibrate and drive to the strongest source
Auditors will be assigned two working teams to watch and observe changes in body language breathing pattern, handler inflections, etc. .
Instructor Bio: Jennifer Anderson
Jennifer is a certified Canine Search Specialist with the State of Rhode Island SAR task forces and member of the Rhode Island Canine Search and Rescue team (RICSAR). Jen is an Urban Rubble, Cadaver and Wilderness Instructor with the International Police Work Dog Association (IPWDA); National Search and Rescue Association (NASAR) Tracker I, SARTECH II. Jen is an AKC Scent Work Judge, Hoopers World and Grounders Judge CHWI, ATT, Farm Dog and AKC Fit Dog Evaluator.
She teaches public Scent/ Nose Work classes as well as other curriculums at Butterfly Farm, Lincoln, RI and Discover Your Dog, Westerly RI as well as private sessions.
Her River Horse Company public/private training programs includes: AKC CGC and UGC Community Canine and Star Puppy, Tracking /trailing, AKC Scent Work, ATT and Farm Dog Judge; scent discrimination and nose work craft, Scent Theory, AKC Fit Dog, Hoopers/Grounders, Farm Dog, K9 Core Fitness work, Obedience. and Medical and Physical Tasking Service Dog training.
SCENT WORK SEMINARS
May 31, 2025 – June 1, 2025
Session Date Saturday May 31, 2025
1) Day 1 Scent Skill Building
a) 10 working spots $200
b) Auditing 12 spots $100
Session Date Sunday June 1, 2025
2) Day 2 Master and Detective Level Scent Work
a) 10 working spots $200
b) Auditing 12 spots $100
Full refund if booked spot cancelled within one calendar week of event, no refunds after one calendar week before the event. Please sign the attached waiver. $45.00 returned check fee.
SEMINAR PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
The dogs must be in good health and proper fitness and condition for the seminar that they are registering for.
I/we agree that the Teeft K9 Training, has the right to refuse this entry or any entry for any cause(s) which it deems sufficient.
I/we accept full responsibility for the care of my/our dog(s) before, during and after, the seminar.
I/we agree to hold the above-listed organizations], [their] [its] members, directors, governors, officers, agents, judges, instructors, volunteer organizations, individual helpers, the owner or lessor of the premises and/or any employees of the aforementioned parties harmless from any claim for loss or injury which may be alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly to any person or thing by the act of my/our dog(s) while in or upon the Integrated Day Charter School premises or grounds or near any entrance thereto; and I/we personally assume all responsibility and liability for any such claims.
I/we agree to hold the aforementioned parties harmless from any claim for loss of my/our dog(s) by disappearance, theft, death or otherwise, and from any claim for damage or injury to the dog(s), whether such loss, disappearance, theft, damage, or injury be caused or alleged to be caused by the negligence of the club or any of the parties aforementioned, or by the negligence of any other person, or any other cause or causes. I/we hereby assume the sole responsibility for and agree to indemnify and save the aforementioned parties harmless from any and all loss and expense (including legal fees) by reason of the liability imposed by law upon any of the aforementioned parties for damage because of bodily injuries, including death at any time resulting there from, sustained by any person or persons, including myself/ourselves, or on account of damage to property, arising out of or in consequence of my/our participation in this water class, however such injuries, death or damage to property may be caused, and whether or not the same may have been caused or may be alleged to have been caused by negligence of the aforementioned parties or any of their employees or agents, or any other persons.
Notwithstanding any of the above, in the event that I/we or my/our dog(s) suffer any damage, injury, illness, or loss (including the death of my dog(s)), during the class or am in any way involved in any other party’s claim of damage, injury, illness, or loss during the class, I/we agree to arbitrate the claim according to the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Signed by Participant: _________________________________ Date: ______________
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Where is it happening?
Coldbrook Lions Hall, 6667 HWY-1, Kings, NS B4R, Canada,Coldbrook, Nova Scotia, KentvilleEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
