Kudos for Canines

Kudos for Canines With services ranging from group dog classes to private lessons, we offer Central Illinois dog owner. #1 for Scent Work Sport Training in Central Illinois.

Whether your dog needs an introduction to manners, loose-leash walking, or a healthy outlet for their energy, the nose knows that Kudos for Canines will coach you through all of the right steps for success! Pet owners can grow alongside their canine companions, from the basics of puppyhood; puppy understanding and training, to advanced canine sports solving daily pet owner challenges along the way

. At Kudos for Canines we are committed to working with families and their animal partners in a fun, relaxed, and positive environment. By pursuing continuing education with internationally recognized organizations we keep our trainers up to date with the latest in science based training. Whether it be through travel, webinars, or bringing renowned trainers to Central Illinois. Kudos for Canines is the #1 place in Central Illinois for K9 Scent and Nose Work Sports, and Sniffari Games. We have hundreds of students who have found their love and joy of letting their dogs use their nose in a constructive and fun manner. Whether you are looking to help your dog just 'burn off steam' or you have a competitive streak and want to go all the way to the Summit, we've got you covered. In addition to scent work sports, we train and compete in Rally, Obedience, Agility, Tricks, and Conformation, to name just a few of the sports available for our companion dogs to play in.

Kudos for Canines is the best place in Central Illinois to get your dog started in Nose Work/Scent Work. Whether you’re ...
12/27/2025

Kudos for Canines is the best place in Central Illinois to get your dog started in Nose Work/Scent Work. Whether you’re looking to take your dog to the Summit of competition or if you’re wanting something to keep Fluffy busy, we’re offering another one of our rare Intro to Nose Work classes (Saturdays at 4:30pm)! This is a great class for anyone who’s taken our Sniffari classes.

We also have a wide selection of classes for teams already on target odors (birch, anise, and clove).

On Friday, 1/2/26 at 4:30pm, we have a Drop-in Mock Odor Recognition Test. This is a great opportunity to practice you and your dog’s ORT skills.

On Saturday mornings we start the line up with Elite Class. This is for dogs that have their NW3-Elite titles with NACSW. We also have space in our ORT Prep Class (young teams learning about odor and odor obedience).

We have a LOT of teams that are currently strengthening their skills on odor, prepping for single hide searches or converging problems. So, understandably, we have a LOT of classes on a variety of different days and times. Our NW1/NW2 classes are for teams that are reliably communicating single accessible hides, or showing odor indication on inaccessibles below 4ft in height.

These are all kicking off in a week so check out our class schedule now! Drop us a message if you have any questions on which class is right for your dog.

Sending warm Holiday Greetings from our pack to yours!
12/25/2025

Sending warm Holiday Greetings from our pack to yours!

Dr. Alison Alcorn will be holding a Mock ORT NW Drop-In Class on Friday, January 2nd at 4:30.  Details and registration ...
12/22/2025

Dr. Alison Alcorn will be holding a Mock ORT NW Drop-In Class on Friday, January 2nd at 4:30. Details and registration at this link.

Congratulations to one of our long time student nose work teams, Sonnie and Kade, on getting their NW2 with a 2nd place ...
12/22/2025

Congratulations to one of our long time student nose work teams, Sonnie and Kade, on getting their NW2 with a 2nd place overall at the recent Silex, MO NACSW trial. Well done! 🎉🎉

Sniffari Camp was a blast as always!  Piper and Puck missed the photo op, but along with Apricot and Shiloh, sniffy fun ...
12/21/2025

Sniffari Camp was a blast as always! Piper and Puck missed the photo op, but along with Apricot and Shiloh, sniffy fun was had by all!

12/17/2025

Due to a family emergency, Dr Kristin Heiden will not be able to host her monthly Chiropractic Clinic on 12/19/25. Please contact her at [email protected] here for any questions.

We are taking Day of Show for our CWAGS trial on Saturday (12/20/25). Current weather forecast is partly sunny, with a h...
12/17/2025

We are taking Day of Show for our CWAGS trial on Saturday (12/20/25). Current weather forecast is partly sunny, with a high near 45.🌞

Premium and more information can be found here! https://kudosforcanines.com/cwags/ Looking forward to seeing folks soon!

Scent Detective Trials at Kudos for Canines We are really excited to return to hosting CWAGS trials at Kudos for Canines this winter 2025. Saturday, December 20, 2025Offering the following classes – NO RESETS, ONE DOG PER HANDLER PER CLASS Scent Detective 2 (2 rounds) Scent Private Investigator (1...

12/12/2025

Nose Work classes for 12/13/25 have been cancelled due to the incoming nasty weather. Please check your email so that we can work on scheduling the make-ups. Stay warm and stay safe folks!

On Tuesday night, Mylo, Selena, and Roosevelt graduated from Kudos U!  And last night, Mylo and Selena passed their CGG ...
12/11/2025

On Tuesday night, Mylo, Selena, and Roosevelt graduated from Kudos U! And last night, Mylo and Selena passed their CGG tests! These pups are only about 9 months old and have been coming to Kudos since Baby Steps class ❤ We are so proud of the hard work Mylo, Brayden and Jennie; and Selena, Jasmin, andTony,(and Cora) put into achieving this goal!

Sonny, Puck, and Lettice had a blast in the Puppy Parkour Game Night last week going over, under, around, and through th...
12/06/2025

Sonny, Puck, and Lettice had a blast in the Puppy Parkour Game Night last week going over, under, around, and through things!

Look how much these babies grew in 6 weeks!  Murphy, Ekko, Graham, and Cooper finished Baby Steps class last week and we...
12/06/2025

Look how much these babies grew in 6 weeks! Murphy, Ekko, Graham, and Cooper finished Baby Steps class last week and we cannot wait to see how these puppies keep growing and learning!

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Normal, IL
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