K9 InScentives

05/03/2025

It's not too early to sign up to volunteer for our trials in Delran, NJ on June 28-29! Please consider volunteering if you are not entering the trials. All you need is a smiling face!

04/27/2025

Super congratulations to Beth and Vegas on earning their NW2 title with a 1st Place overall, 1st in Exterior, 2nd in Containers and 2nd in Interior! Awesome job!!!!! I'm very proud of this fantastic team!

04/27/2025

Huge congratulations to Kathy and Zuko for achieving their NW1 Title Pronounced AND 1st Place Overall!!! That's a giant accomplishment and honor.

Pronounced is "an acknowledgement of exceptional teamwork . . . [and is based on] professionalism, handler and dog safety, observational skills, leash handling technique, off leash control, speed and efficiency, accuracy, stamina, enthusiasm, odor obedience, clarity of alert and dog/handler communication. Pronouncement will be solely at the discretion of the judge(s) for that trial." (page 21, NACSW Official Rule Book For The Sport of K9 Nose Work).

I'm so proud of this team. Way to go, Kathy and Zuko!!

04/09/2025

https://youtu.be/5LpaVYxTedE?si=q9KyGjL4ebE1AlqH

Ed Yong explores the hidden features that make dog noses so incredible.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCo...

03/16/2025

A last-minute move up from the wait list turned into Donovan's second NW3 title! Really fun searches set by CO Jill Kovacevich and judged by Lee Laubach and Andy Sperber. Karin Damon was able to get a beautiful site for the trials, complete with a variety of farm animals to make things interesting. Thank you to the staff of volunteers who make these trials run so well. Congratulations to everyone who titled, especially Janet Nyce Stavrides and Pringle and Sarah J Cowell and Lucky, who earned element placements and 2nd place overall!!! Fun day for all!

03/07/2025

Don't miss out!! There are still auditing spots for the Garrett Dyer workshops on Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30th and a couple of working spots on Sunday. More info about the workshops and the registration link can be found here:

03/03/2025

A reminder from the NACSW

02/24/2025

JDM Canine Training is hosting an ORT at the Princeton Dog Training Club in North Brunswick on April 13, 2025. All odors will be tested. Click on the link for more info!

Early Spring Sniff-n-Go ​March 23 2025 ​Entry link coming soon! ​

02/24/2025

Your Mannerly Mutt is hosting an ORT in Broohaven, PA on 4/19/25. The link to the premium is below.

02/15/2025

I am super proud of my students' successes at the NW1 trial today, hosted by Sniff Sniff Hooray. Chris and Gryphon took home the coveted tin with two placements, an overall Pronounced Title, and a 1st PLACE OVERALL!!! Carole and Ruffo were second overall with a couple of placements! Carol and Chance earned their title with a Pronouncement in their Vehicle search, and Gabe and Anni were Pronounced in two of their searches. What a wonderful day with the dogs!!!

02/14/2025

Thank you Leslie Van Steen-Leonard for posting this. It was written about Agility, but I've edited out those parts as it truly speaks to all dog sports competitors.

With all the Nose Work and Scent Work trials coming up, it's important to remember what really matters:

From CONNECT Dog Training with Paula Kvarnberg

What Really Matters
I do it, too. Get caught up in the title hunt. The goals for letters that mean nothing to the dog, but instead are some quest I set my sights on to get me to class and trials every week. . . It fills the time, it gives me purpose. But what really matters, is the bond it builds with my dog and the lessons and unwritten triumphs that come with it. My husband stopped wondering why I spent so much time and money on it when one morning after I got up at O’dark hundred (and I am NOT a morning person) to go to a trial, I announced, “I’m going to make memories today.” He understood then. It’s not about the titles. It’s about spending time with my dog and the people in the dog community.
While we’re impressed with . . . those who’ve racked up championship titles, maybe we ought to take a step back and look at, well, most of us who are there achieving things you can’t see on paper. Those who gather the courage to step to the line for the first time. Who put their embarrassing moments behind them and then do it again. Those who struggle to cope with their dog’s stresses and their own anxieties, yet come to understand and accept them and get back out there again anyway. Those who, little by little, find ways to improve . . .
What really, truly matters aren’t the letters or a piece of parchment paper. It’s the memories we make.
Love the dog you have. They make your life better just by being in it.

01/31/2025

ALERT!!! Garrett Dyer is coming to Chatworth, New Jersey, March 29-30, 2025. Stay tuned for more info! These are workshops you won't want to miss!!!