Serving the Golden Triangle area - Columbus ~ Starkville ~ West Point
Licensed by the American Kennel Club
Golden Triangle Kennel Club of Mississippi
Training Classes
Club Sponsored Training Classes
SCENT WORK TRAINING
Each Tuesday beginning
September 3 through October 15, 2024
Location:
Starkville Sportsplex Annex Room
405 Lynn Ln, Starkville, MS 39759
Beginner Scent Work - 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Advance Scent Work - 7:00 pm-8:00 pm
(for dogs who have earned at least one scent work title from any organization or are close to trialing for that first title.)
Instructor: Kathy Doty (GTR K9 Search Team) - Kathy has been working with her dogs assisting law enforcement in searches for human remains for over 20 years.
Fascinating fact: Dogs have a sense of smell that’s between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours! The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, and asks a dog to sniff to their heart’s content; turning your dog’s favorite activity into a rewarding game. It is a terrific sport for all kinds of dogs, and is a wonderful way to build confidence in a shy dog.
In so many dog sports the handler is in control but this isn’t true in Scent Work. Neither the dog nor handler knows where the target odor is hidden. The handler has to rely on the dog, and follow the dog’s nose to success. In Scent Work, it is the canine who is the star of the show.
The sport of Scent Work is based on the work of professional detection dogs (such as drug dogs), employed by humans to detect a wide variety of scents and substances. In AKC Scent Work, dogs search for cotton swabs saturated with the essential oils of Birch, Anise, Clove, and Cypress. The cotton swabs are hidden out of sight in a pre-determined search area, and the dog has to find them. Teamwork is necessary: when the dog finds the scent, he has to communicate the find to the handler, who calls it out to the judge.
First, make sure you understand how a Scent Work trial (“competition”) works: There are two divisions: 1) The Odor Search Division where your dog searches for the odor of one or more specific essential oils, and 2) the Handler Discrimination Division where your dog searches for the scent of his handler. Each division has four levels of difficulty (Novice, Advanced, Excellent, and Master).
Teams are judged on a qualify/non-qualify basis. Your dog must use his nose to search out the hidden odors, and then alert you when the odors are detected. Dogs may paw, bark, point with their nose or body, sit, lie down, or use any other behavior to communicate the location of the odor.
For more information about AKC Scent Work visit AKC.org
For more information about the classes and to pre-register, download the registration form and send the completed, signed form and payment to Jill Hudnall.
Beginner Scent Work Registration Form
Advance Scent Work Registration Form
The GTKCM is a non-profit organization licensed by the American Kennel Club
We are approved to hold licensed conformation, obedience, rally and agility trials and working towards hosting scent work trials.
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