Compass Canine is looking for new places to search in 2025!!
We are interested in exploring offices, camps, warehouses, schools, and other commercial spaces. At this time, the priority is finding interior locations for my small group classes this winter. However, we also are in need of places for upcoming Scent Club events and bed bug detection dogs (residential, hotel, air bnb, cabins, etc.).
We had the privilege in 2023-2024 of searching a paper packaging warehouse and office, multiple church properties, a theater prop shop, a gym, a plumbing warehouse, and a moving storage office and warehouse. We do not like to re-use spaces often and it can be a one time thing if preferred!
My small group classes consist of around 5 students. We each run our dogs through a few searches one at a time. I usually need spaces for around 2 hours by the time class runs and I set up and clean up. Weekday availability of the space is a must for group classes, but scheduling is flexible for other needs. I do not need anyone present and can arrange key pick up or use code entry. References available!
Have any leads for us? PM me or email [email protected]
Clutter pile graduates Pete, Wally, and Henry! While building foundational search skills with food, this group is also shaping indication skills while being imprinted on odor. Pete and Henry started with birch, and Wally is learning marijuana detection!
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Look at all these new dogs learning (and some refreshing) nose work in group class and private lessons!! Featured here (in order) we have Pete, Wally, Henry, Jaxann, Kanndi, Ruffian, and Tristann searching for food in the clutter pile!
#nosework #noseworkgames #canineenrichment #dogtraining @process.canine @katebarcus @shakerhoundacademy
The intermediate scent work group will be covering marker words, shaping, search drive, sourcing skills, independence, handling skills, reward events, trained final responses/indication behavior, persistent odor obedience, distraction training, and more! We will be busy and having lots of fun!
#scentworktraining #dogtrainingclasses #noseworkdogs #dogtraining
And that’s a wrap on Compass Canine’s first 6-week group class! I had so much fun with these amazing teams. Today we worked some suspended hides!
#scentworktraining #dogtraining #scentwork #nosework #noseworkdogs
Check out the advanced scent work group working what most dogs declared to be a deep accessible hide!
Not shown here, they also experienced several different distractions in a container search: tennis ball, used slow feeder bowl, cheese crackers, bread, dog poop, and tomatoes! 🎾🧀🍞💩🍅
#scentworktraining #scentwork #nosework #noseworkdogs #noseworktraining #dogtraining #dogtrainingclass #germanshepherd #shetlandsheepdog #bernesemountaindog #wirefoxterrier
Go Maze and Jillian!!
Maze did a 2-week in-home puppy foundations board and train with me in 2022 as well as a 3-week adult board and train with my wife, @amanda.corr_etc this past year. I also had the pleasure of helping her parents with treadmill training!
Maze’s next special job is learning formal hold and retrieve skills so she can carry a flower basket down the aisle at her mom and dad’s wedding this summer! Here she is working the early shaping phases with her mom. 💐
@lzalar #dogtraining #tasktraining #shaping
Compass Canine’s first group class started this week! Check out some of the students in the current advanced 6-week scent work class! 🤓
This class is FULL, but stay tuned for more upcoming offerings!
#scentworktraining #noseworktraining #dogtrainingclasses #scentwork #sheltiesofinstagram #germanshepherd #wirefoxterrier
Meet Arrow! 🏹
Arrow came to stay with me (Meagan) for a temperament and drive evaluation last week, and he will be returning for a long-term board and train with plans to certify as a bed bug detection dog for a local pest control company. He’s starting by learning all the foundations including engagement, environmental desensitization/neutrality and toy and food drive building.
Arrow is approximately 2 years old and is primarily a cattle/American Eskimo dog mix. I can’t wait to share his journey, learn more, and dive back into bed bug work with my own dogs again.
#workingdog #caninedetection #dogtraining #bedbugdetectiondog @fivedogsandafarm
The keys to preparing for inaccessible hides and teaching your dog to problem solve with persistence and push, push, push to source…
1. Train so that your dog believes all hides are accessible
2. Build up their confidence in conquering any puzzle, tight space, or obstacle to get to source!
Maze and deep accessible exercises are a favorite component of foundation training at Compass Canine, and all dogs should be reviewing their foundations regularly!
Featured here: Leila, Dash, Flo, Walla, Juniper, & Ravann. Thank you @allaboutdogsneoh and @process.canine for letting us use your training facilities for our lessons!!
#nosework #noseworktraining #noseworkdogs #scentwork #scentworktraining #labradorretriever #belgianmalinois #belgiansheepdog #groendael #shetlandsheepdog #weimaraner #dogtraining #canineenrichment
