Scent Detection

This class will introduce your dog to wintergreen odour and get you started on searching containers and interior areas. Class includes an odour tin for you to take home for practice.

This class is three weeks long and limited to four dogs. Only one dog will be out working at a time.

Prerequisites:

• There is no age prerequisite, but dogs should have a reasonable level of focus on you in new environments for you to get the most out of class.
• Dogs must be able to be crated with minimal barking, or left in the car while not working (weather permitting).
• This class is open to dogs who are not friendly with other dogs, but dogs must be able to be in close quarters with strangers without any aggression or fear.

Upcoming Classes

Beginner Scent Detection

• [FULL] Sunday, March 8 (10:00 AM) | 9523 42 Avenue
• [FULL] Sunday, March 29 (10:00 AM) | 9523 42 Avenue
• [FULL] Tuesday, August 25 (8:45 PM) | 9523 42 Avenue

In this class, we will continue expanding our area searches, work on developing indications, and introduce closed containers. Class is three weeks long.

Prerequisites:

• Your dog should be familiar with searching for wintergreen indoors.
• This class is open to dogs who are not friendly with other dogs, but dogs must be able to be in close quarters with strangers without any aggression or fear.

Upcoming Classes

Scent Detection – Level 2

• [FULL] Tuesday, May 13 (8:45 PM) | 9523 42 Avenue
• [FULL] Tuesday, November 18 (7:30 PM) | 9523 42 Avenue
• [FULL] Tuesday, June 9 (8:45 PM) | 9523 42 Avenue
• Sunday, July 5 (10:00 AM) | 9523 42 Avenue

This class will continue to develop more advanced detection skills, including introducing multiple hides, building search stamina and complexity, and expanding container types. Class is three weeks long.

Prerequisites:

• Your dog should be familiar with searching for wintergreen and pine indoors.
• This class is open to dogs who are not friendly with other dogs, but dogs must be able to be in close quarters with strangers without any aggression or fear.

Upcoming Classes

Scent Detection – Level 3

• [FULL] Sunday, January 25 (10:00 AM) | 9523 42 Avenue

We’ll introduce the popular games of Aerial, Distance, and Speed. These games challenge your dog’s ability to search in different ways and under different constraints, and offer a unique challenge for teams ready to move on to the next level. Class is three weeks long.

Prerequisites:

• Your dog should be familiar with searching for wintergreen and pine odour indoors.
  • If your dog is not familiar with pine, we recommend starting to introduce the odour now, or taking the odour home in the first week to build value for it for the remaining weeks.
• This class is open to dogs who are not friendly with other dogs, but dogs must be able to be in close quarters with strangers without any aggression or fear.

Upcoming Classes

Scent Detection – Introduction to SDDA Games

• None scheduled – Check back soon!

This class is focused on introducing your dog to searching for odour outside.

This class is one week and limited to four dogs. You may sign up for multiple iterations of this class. Please note that some of the basic information may be repeated, but the searches themselves will be different.

Prerequisites:

• Your dog should familiar with searching for wintergreen indoors.
• This class is open to dogs who are not friendly with other dogs, but dogs must be able to be in close quarters with strangers without any aggression or fear.

Upcoming Classes

Introduction to Exterior Searches

• [FULL] Sunday, March 23 (10:00 AM) | 9523 42 Avenue
• [FULL] Sunday, March 30 (10:00 AM) | 9523 42 Avenue
• This class will be back in the spring!