The Little Nose that Knows

11/24/2025

Our January 17th trial is Now OPEN for RP entries!

11/23/2025

🎁🎁 Little Nose Holiday Advent Sniffventure 2025 - Holiday & Winter Edition! 🎅🐶❄️

Join us for 24 days of Scent Detection fun searches/activities with winter themes to keep your dog's skills sharp over the holidays.

How it Works: We supply the fun through daily scent searches you will set up at home, you also get:
✨ a private Facebook group to recieve and take part in the daily scent challenges
✨ Weekly “scent facts” and training tips
✨ 1+ in person search at locations TBD (in Central AB)
✨ Work towards the overall prizes by completing challenges
✨ And... There are prizes to be won throughout the month!

👉 Register: https://forms.gle/k2MZqZNrxKRrKxtP9

What you need: to take part all you need is
🎁your dog's super sniffing skills
🎁a sense of humor
🎁your scent detection odor(s)

Overview: Daily challenges will be designed so you can easily set them up at home, with common household items, holiday items, in your yard, etc. Participants local to us will have some opportunity to gather together, distant participants will have alternative challenges on those days, making this activity perfect for anyone to join, near or far!

🐶🐶Multi dogs owners: Additional dogs in the same household can participate throughout, but the owner must specify which of their dog's searches they are entering daily as their "best" for the challenges. All dogs in the household entered in the program will be entered for the grand prize draw.

Price: $25 (1 dog and handler)
Additional dog: $10 each
👉 Register: https://forms.gle/k2MZqZNrxKRrKxtP9

Paid participants will be sent link to Facebook group Nov 30.

Prizes: are still being collected and will be shared before Dec.1

Open NOW for entries, enter before Nov 30th to maximize your time to participate!

2026 will Mark 10 Years of Little Nose Scent Detection Classes, Trials, League and sniffing fun - watch for the many activities we will be hosting to celebrate this milestone!

11/18/2025

here's a great tidbit!
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11/09/2025

SDDA approved Scent Detection Components and Games trial! Opens for RP entries November 23rd. Details coming soon in Premium list! Hope to see you there!

10/13/2025

An excellent opportunity to ask questions about trialing! Barbara Deg is super knowledgeable!

I know there have been people asking about the admin and structure of scent trials- so if there is enough interest, I will be offering a webinar on it on Oct 29.
Email [email protected] if you are interested

10/10/2025

Get ready to jingle all the way to a paws-itively fantastic time!

Canine Coaching presents our Holly & Jolly Gathering! Join us for a festive Trial & Potluck Party where good dogs, great food, and even better company come together.

🗓️ When: December 13th, 2025
📍 Where: Air Cadet Hall, Olds AB
🏅 Offering: All Games & Advanced
👩‍⚖️ Judge: Cathy Jenkins

Mark your calendars! Premium opens October 9th at 5:30PM for RPs. Don't miss out on the holiday fun – we can't wait to see you and your furry friends there!

09/30/2025

Holiday fun in Olds with our friends at Canine Coaching

Get ready to jingle all the way to a paws-itively fantastic time!

Canine Coaching presents our Holly & Jolly Gathering! Join us for a festive Trial & Potluck Party where good dogs, great food, and even better company come together.

🗓️ When: December 13th, 2025
📍 Where: Air Cadet Hall, Olds AB
🏅 Offering: All Games & Advanced
👩‍⚖️ Judge: Cathy Jenkins

Mark your calendars! Premium opens October 9th at 5:30PM for RPs. Don't miss out on the holiday fun – we can't wait to see you and your furry friends there!

09/01/2025

We have one spot available in this upcoming mini series of classes!

Exciting Exteriors

Thursdays Sept 4, 11 and 25
6:15pm
*Various outdoor locations

Rain or Shine we will be training in exterior search puzzles, including vehicles. Class will include known hides with teaching to practice navigating the scenarios and 1 guaranteed Blind hide search per night.

Open to teams competing in Advanced or Excellent, dogs must know all 3 SDDA odors. If you'd like CKC odor added please indicate this at the time of sign up. $25 per dog per week.
class will be 60-90 mins duration depending on numbers.
Email [email protected] If interested in this class.

08/23/2025

08/22/2025

Fall classes are all set! Here's the first of the group: intro to scent with Crystal! Email us at [email protected] to sign up

07/30/2025

🎉🐾 IT’S OFFICIALLY OPEN! 🐾🎉
The Olfactoree Jamboree is now taking entries!
Ready your dogs, pack your gear, and get ready for an unforgettable scent detection trial this September!

📥 Enter now and secure your spot: https://www.sdda.ca/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=1144
⏳ Don’t wait—this one’s gonna fill fast!

And don’t forget—
🛍️ Swag orders are still open, but only until August 3!
After that, the Jamboree merch disappears like a scent in the wind…

Grab yours now: https://store.passionsports.ca/tug_dog_store_2025/shop/home

Let’s make this the sniffing event of the season! 💨🐶