Pawcademy Dogs

16/08/2024

After some time off for maternity leave we are excited to be returning to classes September 2024!

Obedience Classes

Intro to manners and obedience class. Our Foundations 1 class will focus on handler engagement, how to begin to work through distraction, sit, stay and recalls. We focus on positive methods while setting boundaries that are clear for the dog to understand building a great, fun relationship between dog and handler.
This class is also suitable for dogs with basic obedience commands who need to build engagement, and distraction work.

Reactive dog? Please PM me and we can discuss suitable options for you and your dog before sign up.

$200 for 4 classes.

Wednesdays nights beginning Sept 18, 2024

5:00pm-6:00pm
6:00pm-7:00pm

8 dogs per class

Dates:
Sept 18
Sept 25
Oct 2
Oct 9

Classes are held outdoors in a private field location in Vernon, BC. Should the weather not be suitable, classes will be moved indoors.

To sign up please message, or visit the website at www.pawcademy.net to sign up or with any questions.

03/03/2024

It’s been a while since we have posted on social media! We welcomed a little girl to our family back in November.

Now that we are settled into our family life, we will be organizing some more classes. Starting with small group foundation classes. They will be sets of 4 classes, held outdoors and focus on engagement, distractions and basic commands…. More levels to come!

Interested in scent detection? Send us a private message. Classes will depend on interest! 👃🐶

All classes in Vernon, BC.

Stay tuned here and our website(once back up and running) for classes and information.

Hope everyone had a great winter and we are excited to get training again!

22/08/2023

We had an excellent day training with Danielle from Doggone Smart Nosework. Lots of great pointers on what to work on going forward! Always a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with these amazing trainers. 🐶🐾 looking forward to having the Doggone crew back in 2024!

Noble Canyon K9 Facility

18/05/2023

Scent Detection Classes posted!

LAST CLASSES FOR SUMMER ☀️

Starting June 6,2023

Nosework classes offer your dog a way to use it's natural sniffing ability. Classes are great for any dog, of any size or age.
People & Dog Reactive dogs are welcome as only 1 dog works at a time!

Level 1-Introduction to scent detection. For any dog that has not done any Nosework.

Level 2- build on skills learnt in Level 1(pre-requisite unless discussed). We will add furniture, multiple hides, distractions and container searches.

*Limited availability in each class.

SDDA odours are used in classes, however once the dog understands the search game, other odours can be easily introduced.

Classes are located at Noble Canyon K9 in Vernon, BC.

Visit the website for more details and registration.

$250 for 5 classes.

www.pawcademy.net

04/05/2023

Level 3 Scent Detection Workshop with Rich from Doggone Smart Nosework in Vernon, BC at Noble Canyon K9 Facility.

July 8 & 9, 2023

This workshop will cover all exterior searching. Field, building, vehicles etc.
All dogs must have odor recognition and a trained final response or have completed Level 2 with Rich or myself.

Cost $250/dog

Only 3 spots remaining.

9AM-NOON group 1
1:00PM-4:00PM group 2

Register on the website at www.pawcademy.net or through email at [email protected].

Payment is required to reserve your spot.

📸Sara Nicole Photography - Okanagan BC

05/03/2023

Scent Detection Classes posted!

March/April classes- FULL
April/May classes- registration open

Don't miss out on your chance to start your dog in the growing popular sport of Scent Detection.

Nosework classes offer your dog a way to use it's natural sniffing ability. Classes are great for any dog, of any size or age.
Reactive dogs are welcome as only 1 dog works at a time!

Level 1-Introduction to scent detection. For any dog that has not done any Nosework.

Level 2- build on skills learnt in Level 1(pre-requisite unless discussed). We will add furniture, multiple hides, distractions and container searches.

*Limited availability in each class.

SDDA odours are used in classes, however once the dog understands the search game, other odours can be easily introduced.

Classes are located at Noble Canyon K9 in Vernon, BC.

Visit the website for more details and registration.

www.pawcademy.net

14/02/2023

For anyone in Scent Detection with me, this is the method that is taught! 🐶

12 week old Stryker attended a 2 day seminar with Ramsey Nosework. Stryker was very food motivated, which we used to ensure vigilant searching. Towards the s...

14/02/2023

Level 2 scent detection workshop with Doggone Smart Nosework

February 25&26, 2023
TWO morning spots left (9am-noon)
$250/dog

📍 Noble Canyon K9 Facility, Coldstream BC

*all dogs on any oil odor welcome!
*dogs must have odor recognition for level 2

Topics covered in Level 2

* Containers
* Blind hides, confidence and "false alerts"
* Furniture searches
* Multiple hides
* Food distractors
* Strategies to improve indication
* Creating odour obedience
* Troubleshooting detection
* And more!

Rich from Doggone Smart Nosework is an experienced trainer with a wealth of knowledge in all things sport detection! He has been in the scent work industry for over 20 years and has trained and worked with many people. This is a great opportunity to further your dogs detection skills, for fun, classes or trails!

01/02/2023

MARCH- Scent Detection Level 1 classes open for registration.

3 spots remaining
Starting March 7,2023
$250/dog.

Visit website or PM for more details.

🐾 Want to be notified when classes open? Subscribe to my website and be notified! 🐾

www.Pawcademy.net

📍Noble Canyon K9

01/02/2023

The presence of odor should be the cue for the dog to perform their trained response behavior. When a dog encounters the target odor they have been trained to locate, they should have a very clear understanding of 2 things:
-how close they should get to odor
-the exact response behavior they should perform when they reach that point

If you are not using a verbal marker/clicker as a terminal bridge to release your dog from their response behavior, when you move or begin to put treats or the toy in your hand preparing to deliver the reward to your dog, many dogs will break away from the odor in anticipation of their reward.

Your dog should stay in their response behavior position until they HEAR their release regardless of whether they SEE you coming or going or reaching for their reward. As with most things in dog training this is a concept that we show the dog and proof for clarity.

Using a marker allows us to precisely clarify proximity to odor source and then incrementally build duration of a predetermined response behavior before your dog is released to receive their reward from you.

If you are teaching a down stay, your dog should not break because you started to move towards them. Your dog should not break because you started to reach for a treat. Your dog should only get out of position from the down stay when they are released from it by you. The verbal marker/clicker is our signal to the dog that they are released from providing their response behavior and it lets them know that they are going to be rewarded.

Just like when teaching a down stay you should be mindful of the duration of the down stay and the distractions the dog must ignore while performing the down stay in order to properly and incrementally increase duration successfully without the dog breaking out of the position, the same is true when we are building duration of our dog’s response behavior in detection. Short repetitions of success lead to long duration!

It used to be a common belief that teaching a dog to have a specific response behavior could or would lower their motivation and thus should not be done with dogs that were not highly motivated working dogs. The reality is that many things we do with dogs can lower motivation if done INCORRECTLY.
I have found that the dogs with lower levels of motivation love the clarity provided by knowing exactly what they are supposed to do to be rewarded when they find odor as opposed to guessing or trying multiple different behaviors until one works and they are unsure which one it will be.

29/01/2023

Scent Detection workshop with Rich from Doggone Smart Nosework is over half full.

Feb 25&26, 2023

5 spots remain. Please message for more details or visit the website for registration.

This is a great 2 day workshop designed for dogs with odor recognition, all the way to advanced. Practice, improve and troubleshoot all skills.

📍Noble Canyon K9 Facility
📸 Sara Nicole Photography - Okanagan BC

12/01/2023

🐾Scent Detection 2 day workshop! 🐾

10060 Noble Canyon Rd
Feb 25 & 26, 2023

Are you interested in doing scent detection with your dog but can't commit to classes?
Do you have a dog that loves to sniff and you want to channel that amazing ability?
Scent detection is for you!

⭐️$250 per dog
⭐️Limited spaces available
⭐️Only one dog trains at a time
⭐️ Suitable for reactive dogs

Visit the website for more details and registration!

💻 https://www.pawcademy.net/scentworkshops

🐶Doggone Smart Nosework

📍Noble Canyon K9 Facility

📸 Sara Nicole Photography - Okanagan BC

06/01/2023

Interested in doing Scent detection with your dog? Do you have a dog who loves to Sniff but want to channel that amazing ability? Want to stimulate your dogs brain and tire him out?

Level 1 Scent detection classes starting January 17, 2023. Only 2 spots left at 7:30 pm.

www.pawcademy.net
for more details and registration!

Or email [email protected]

$250 for 5 classes.

Dogs of all sizes and ages welcome!

All students this set will get to e opportunity to work with Rich from Doggone Smart Noseworkon the final night of class! Rich has many years experience and worked with the Vancouver Police as a Detection Dog Handler! He will also be in Vernon for a workshop February 25& 26. Details coming soon.

Classes located Vernon BC Noble Canyon K9 Facility

04/01/2023

Scent Detection Level 1 starts January 17, 2023

🐾2 open spots left at 7:30pm

$250 for 5 sessions
Located in Coldstream BC

Sign up today at www.Pawcademy.net

29/11/2022

Level 1 Nosework Classes!

🐾Date: starting January 17, 2023

🐾Time: 5:30pm, 6:30pm or 7:30pm

🐾Cost: $250 for 5 sessions

🐾Location: Noble Canyon K9 Facility, Coldsteam, BC

⭐️Limited spaces- 3 spots per class⭐️

Registration and more information visit www.pawcademy.net

Nosework is an incredibly fun sport to train your dog in and a great way to improve the communication between you and your dog. It's a rewarding way to learn to enhance your dogs natural behaviour. Nosework can help a shy or fearful dog gain confidence, a high energy
dog learn impulse control and offer a reactive dog a safe place to work and learn independently.

A back clip harness and 6ft flat leash is required for class.

Dogs must be kept in your vehicle while not working.

Students will have an opportunity to continue onto Level 2 right away in a workshop with Doggone Smart Nosework,
February 25
& 26, 2023. Details coming soon!