VanNuil Canine

10/08/2024

Dog friends! I will be vending at Bark in the Park 2024 in Holland on Aug 24!!! It is being held at Windmill Island. I will be selling leather and biothane leashes and collars! Here is a sampling of the products I will have available at Bark in the Park! All of my leather products are hand cut, beveled, conditioned and braided. I also will have some UV Printed Biothane collars with matching leashes available. Feel free to share!

06/05/2024

I want to give a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to all of my students who competed in nosework this weekend and the AKC trial and the CPE trial!!! Many titles were earned as well as many memories with our dogs!

Susan and Otis had fun competing in AKC this weekend and earned their Excellent Buried, Excellent Container, Excellent Interior, Excellent Exterior and overall Scentwork Excellent titles! Susan and Otis also earned High in Trial in Excellent on Saturday!!!! Otis got eight 1st place, one 2nd place and one 3rd place!!! Susan and Otis also moved up to Master and earned 3 Q’s in the Master level (1 interior, 1 exterior and 1 container)!!!!

Gaby and Lucy competed at the AKC trial this weekend and earned the novice buried, advanced container, advanced interior and advanced exterior and overall Scentwork Novice title!!! They earned seven 1st places, three 2nd places, one 3rd place and one 4th place!

Marvel and I competed at the AKC trial this weekend and earned his Master Interior title!!! Marvel also earned High in Trial in Master on Saturday!!!!!!!!! In interiors Marvel got all 3 legs with a 1st place, a 2nd place and a 4th place. In exterior Marvel got 2 legs with a 1st place and a 3rd place. In buried Marvel got 2 legs with two 2nd places. In containers Marvel got 1 leg with a 1st place!

Leah and Merlin in his first ever trial over the weekend earned his CPE Level 1 title!! In level 2 he earned 2 exterior legs, 2 vehicle legs, 1 interior leg and 1 container leg! Merlin also earned several placements!!!

Tara and Goose competed in a CPE trial this weekend and earned their level 1 title!!! They earned five 1st places, two 2nd places and one 4th place!!!!!

25/03/2024

Over the weekend I was a super proud instructor!!!! Myself and several of my students competed in the NACSW trial in Flint. I want to wish everyone a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Susan and Otis competed in NW3 for the first time and titled and won first overall by over a minute!!! They also got 2nd place in containers!!!! They also earned pronounced in 4 out of the 6 searches!!!

Marvel and I competed in NW3 and earned a qualifying leg since we did make one error. Marvel and I also earned pronounced in 3 out of the 6 searches! Marvel also finished his NW3-I and NW3-C titles!!!! Marvel and I also did the L1I and L1C specialty trials and earned both titles!!! Marvel was also 3rd overall in the L1I trial and was first place in one of the searches!

Karen and Psy competed in NW3 for the first time and made a few errors but most of all had fun together! They earned pronounced in both of their container searches!!!

Becca and Reyna competed in NW1 for the first time and titled!!!!!!

Friday and I competed in NW1 and titled with an OVERALL PRONOUNCED which means we got the pronounced designation in every search for the trial!!!! Friday also earned 2nd place in containers. I’m so excited at how far we have come as a team and are looking forward to the future!!!

It was a super fun trial weekend spent with friends!!!! I can’t wait to see where everyone goes from here!!!!!!!

14/02/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!!

27/01/2024

This is a super cool visual on how odor can sometimes move in containers!

16/01/2024

If any of my students are considering competing in NACSW this is the first step!

06/01/2024

Update: These spots are filled but I have a waitlist for classes that people can join by filling out the form on my website.

I have some openings in my Wednesday night 6pm nosework class for beginner dogs starting January 10! Group classes are $150 for 6 weeks! Sign up quickly as these openings won’t last long! Message me to enroll or fill out the form on our website!

www.vannuilcanine.com/nosework-group-classes

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!

07/12/2023

Who would be interested in shed hunt classes? I am thinking about offering a shed hunt class that meets in the Hamilton area. Classes wouldn’t start until March or April unless I get enough people who would want to start this winter. I’m going to be making a list of those interested in shed hunting.

www.vannuilcanine.com/shed-hunt

22/11/2023

As everyone has heard there is a mystery respiratory illness going around. There is a lot of misinformation going around and general panic. What most people don’t realize is that this illness has been around for over a year already. It is only fatal in a small amount of dogs, most just get a cough for a longer amount of time than standard bordatella. It is reccomended if your dog shows any signs of this illness that you contact your vet.

Respiratory diseases spread through direct dog to dog contact or through water droplets from sneezing and coughing.

The biggest place this illness is transmitted is at high risk situations for your dog such as boarding kennels, dog parks, and daycare facilities. We are asking all students to avoid those places if at all possible. We also are not allowing any dog to dog interactions at group classes.

Other precautions you can take is don't share dog bowls, toys or chews between dogs and make sure you dog is up to date on their routine yearly vaccinations including bordatella.

These are the symptoms to watch for:
Common signs of canine respiratory illness
Coughing
Sneezing
Labored breathing
Nose or eye discharge
Lethargy
Decreased appetite

IF YOU DOG SHOWS ANY OF THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS OR WAS EXPOSED TO A DOG WHO HAS, DO NOT BRING YOUR DOG TO CLASS.

A respiratory illness without a known cause has sickened dogs in several states. Veterinarians say the illness can progress to pneumonia in some cases.

18/11/2023

If any of my nosework students wants to compete in NACSW an ORT is the first step!

17/11/2023

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Karen and Rio for earning their NW1 title last weekend!!!!! They earned 3rd place in interiors out of 50 dogs and got pronounced in two of their four searches!!!!

17/10/2023

This is a very good podcast everyone should listen to if you compete in dog sports! This podcast is about the severe dog attack on a judge over the weekend at an agility event in New York. There is several really good points hit on in this podcast. One of the big ones is people are entering their dogs into shows and trials before they have a safe level of control over their dogs. I have all of my nosework students in my classes practice staging while they are waiting to search for this reason. In nosework staging areas are our version of ringside. Dogs need to be prepared for it and know how to stage and not be feed food or treats to keep them occupied ringside. I’ve been to shows where I have been worried about dogs waiting ringside in multiple different sports. This shouldn’t have to be a concern! If someone needs help preparing their dog on how to handle themselves ringside let me know! I will help you!

Gather round, folks. We need to talk about what we, as a community, are going to do about aggression at agility trials. Cog Dog Classroom: https://cogdogclassroom.mykajabi.com/ Join us on Patreon:

14/10/2023

If anyone wants to buy a VanNuil Canine hoodie let me know! I have some size large Carhartt ones in stock in a few colors. They have my logo on the front and back.

12/10/2023

Would anyone be interested in this if I offered it? It’s AKC new fetch event which is retrieves of various difficulties.

25/09/2023

Huge congratulations to Gabby and Lucy and Becca and Reyna!!!!!! Gabby and Lucy earned their container novice (SCN), interior novice (SIN), and exterior novice (SEN) titles over the weekend!!! Becca and Reyna earned their buried advanced (SBA), overal advanced level title (SWA) and exterior excellent (SEE) titles!!!

24/09/2023

Marvel did SUPER at the AKC scentwork trial yesterday!!!! Marvel earned his excellent exterior (SEE), excellent interior (SIE) and excellent buried (SBE) titles which finished his overall Scentwork Excellent (SWE) title!!!! Marvel also got a qualifying leg in master containers. We also earned two 2nd places and two 4th places!

28/08/2023

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Karen and Psy and Susan and Otis for earning their NW2 yesterday in Auburn Hills!!!!!! Karen and Psy also earned 1st place in containers and pronounced in vehicles!!!!! Both teams were consistent throughout the day!!!! Onward to preparing for NW3!