The Course
Do you want to teach your dog to become an expert in scentwork?
This course helps you and your dog lay the necessary groundwork to become a fantastic specialsök team.
But why Specialsök?
The sport is gaining in popularity and shares some aspects with a similar sport called Nosework. Specialsök is a higher-precision and standard sport. You and your dog must work as a team to find the missing item.
The methods used in this course can also be utilized to teach your dog to look for almost anything else.
What you will learn
In this course you will learn the basics in teaching your dog how to become an excellent scent dog. You will also get a better insight into scent and how scentwork works.
We will also touch on some of the rules in regarding Swedish Specialsök competitions.
Curriculum
Your instructor
Hi! My name is Sara Sigurðardóttir. I have over 10 years of experience with dogs but recently graduated as a certified dog trainer, both as a scentwork trainer and as a behaviour consultant. My passion is teaching other people about the wonderful world of scentwork.