Every Dog Nosework

15/08/2024

ONE WORKING SPOT LEFT! We'll be at 2 awesome sites- Saturday at a fairgrounds and Sunday at a train museum! Fun people, fun learning, AND cool search venues?! Come grab that last spot! Or come join us as an auditor!

07/08/2024

Excited to go back and hang with our friends at Mount Pleasant Nosework Club with 2 new single day seminars! Come learn and play with us! They have one working spot left each day and lots of room for auditing! Auditing is the BEST way to see all of the teams work, listen to all of our instruction, and get the opportunity to ask your questions!!!

03/08/2024

WOW!!! What a super fun day of NW2. The conditions were challenging but everyone's spirits were high. So proud of all of our EDN teams, many of whom had placements in elements. But a little extra proud of these 2 teams. Both of these young, amazing dogs started with us as pups. Their handlers work so hard and have been dutiful trainers. They're passion for the sport and love of their dogs shines. They are amazing members of our EDN community, and have been growing into leadership roles.

They were 2 of the 4 NW2 titles earned today, which is amazing. But WOW! Stevie and Rigatoni with 1st place overall and Caitlin and Tango with 2nd place overall!!

So proud to be a part of all our student's nosework journeys. Ribbons, titles, or not- you all advocated for your dogs and celebrated them, showed great sportsmanship and attitude, and are exceptional representatives of our program. You are amazing 🥹🥰

02/08/2024

OMG we almost forgot to share! Entries are open for our NW3/ELT/and NEW level ELT-P for elite champions at Crossroads Village in September! Enter at everydognosework.com/trials before tomorrow at noon to be in the first draw!

01/08/2024

EDN Team Jarvis needs some help after emergency surgery to remove a foreign body. If you are in a position to help, every little bit will make a difference 🧡

Hey everyone it’s Kellie and Jarvis here. After routine, preventative screenings, J… Kellie Smith needs your support for Support Jarvis's Urgent Medical Care

19/07/2024

WOW! Is this real life?! Super honored to be apart of the Scent Work University community and that Dianna Santos wanted to feature us and Every Dog Nosework. We're SO proud of the EDN community!!! Absolutely WILD to see how this passion project has grown 🧡🥹

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Ep. 118 - Spotlight: Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow

In this spotlight episode, we have the distinct privilege to speak to Kayla Dever and Samantha Winslow of Every Dog Nosework about how they plunged into helping to build the Nose Work community in their area. This includes developing their training skills, competition accolades, hosting trials, workshops, seminars and more.

An amazing example of doers who are giving back to the sniffing community and sharing their love for all things Nose Work with many dog and handler teams.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.scentworku.com/blogs/all-about-scent-work-podcast/ep-118-spotlight-kayla-dever-and-samantha-winslow

Learn more about Every Dog Nosework here:
- Website: https://everydognosework.com/
- page: https://www.facebook.com/everydognosework

Know of someone or a business who is giving back to the sniffing community? Let us know! We want to talk to them to share some more positivity.

Happy Training!

14/07/2024

Every Dog Nosework is excited to host Tony Gravley for 2 single-day seminars August 10/11.

Saturday August 10 will be for dogs below the NW2 level and is all about reading the dog.

Day 2 is for dogs NW3 and above and is about handling through time pressure!

Tony is a really great guy and incredibly insightful trainer and clinician.

There is only room for 12 working spots each day. Saturday is currently FULL for working spots but we will maintain a waitlist.

However, I highly encourage anyone not at the level of that day to audit the other day, or if you learn better by auditing, audit both! Thanks!

Sign up at https://everydognosework.com/eventsandseminars

11/07/2024

Only 9 more days to get your shiny new EDN swag! One of the things that brings us great joy is seeing our EDN shirts and mission represented at nosework trials far and wide! Help spread the joy 🧡

At Every Dog Nosework, we believe that this sport is the best dog sport ever made! But with competition, comes the potential to place more on winning than anything else. This sport is fun to compete in and we all want to do well, but the true beauty of this sport is not the ribbons- it is the bonds....

09/07/2024

A close, founding member of the Every Dog Nosework community needs our help.

EDN student, volunteer, competitor and friend, Dana Janelle's dear first nosework dog and best friend, June Bug, was just diagnosed with a mast cell tumor on her leg. The good news- mast cell can be largely curative with surgery if it is a low grade. As we do with our sport dogs, Dana noticed the issue swiftly and got care quickly. The hope is that this early intervention and surgery this Thursday will be all she needs for now. However, as JB is only 5-years-old, if other care is advised to give her more, good time- time playing our favorite sniffy game and being her mom's light- then other needs may exist. All of these needs are expensive.

This fundraiser is to help one of our own. Someone who gives back to the nosework community by volunteering frequently at nosework trials, competing in MI and midwest trials, and was one of EDN's first teams. We want to make sure Dana can support June Bug and her recovery and that June Bug is able to receive the care she needs without finances being a limiting factor in her care. Please help us support our friends, who have always supported us.

A close, founding member of the Every Dog Nosework community ne… Kayla Dever needs your support for Support EDN Team Junebug NW3 with Her Fight Against Cancer

25/06/2024

Better late than never! Thanks to everyone for participating in our first EDN Training Challenge! We loved seeing all of your creative and fun "on second thought" hides. Great job!

Congrats to Patti and Mollie for winning! Please email so I can send you your giftcard to K9 Nosework Source!

25/06/2024

This is EXCELLENT advice!!!! I LOATH excess staging areas. Sometimes you have to have a couple to get people where they need to go, but search times and distance need to factor into that. It makes me so sad to see a whole gate full of dogs in the lower levels when I volunteer in AKC. Or even more than 1 in detective. It's not good for our dogs.

I posted a version of this elsewhere and it disappeared. SO many requests to repost it! So here goes... with some additional thought!

There is a phenomenon that is seen often in some Scent Work competitions that perplexes me... long lines to go search! Sometimes competitors are asked to do this and sometimes they seem to just do it of their own accord even when officials and volunteers tell them not to. I think the worry is about missing a turn because the run order has been tossed.... or maybe it's the call of the majority.... lining up just because others do! And if you are a new team, how are you to know that it's something you should or should not do?

I am here to ask you WHY ARE YOU LINING UP?

Ok... maybe that isn't fair... what if you don't have an answer? What I CAN tell you is that the longer you stand in line, the less optimal your dog's arousal is... and the less optimal their arousal, the worse their focus. The worse their focus, the poorer your performance will be. If you have an excitable dog, your dog may be a frenetic mess (I can guarantee you will be too, especially if you have a barker!). If you have a more typical dog, your dog will likely be flat... and you will be cueing "Find it. Find it. Where is it. Show me." and you will end up steering your dog around the search area. Either way, both of you are having WAY less fun than if you didn't put him in that long line to begin with. No matter what your dog is like, I can pretty much guarantee that if you DID NOT get in that long line, your search would have gone better.

Waiting IS a part of this sport. When the search areas are far away, you might need a couple of "Staging Areas" where you wait until you move to the next spot a little closer. From experience, the more you have of those, the harder it is... but SOME Staging is critical for the flow of a trial.... and in some trials, you MIGHT need to have a couple of dogs ready to go especially if the search times are short. As a competitor, you MUST have a plan for managing your dog at these moments. Teach them how to wait properly and have a plan for how to engage your dog prior to taking them to the start line. Be a student of FOCUS and ENGAGEMENT. Keep in mind, the longer the wait, the harder it is on your dog.

Otherwise, especially if you have a choice, DON'T GET IN A LONG LINE..... and if it was me and I was told that I didn't have a choice? Well... I probably wouldn't enter with that club again. There are only so many weekends... (but don't get me started on frequent trialing... that is ANOTHER subject!!)

However... and I need to say this... IF you are told that you don't have a choice and that you must line up in very long lines, remember to be a good competitor and show good sportsmanship. Don't take it out on the volunteer, your other competitors, or worse... your dog.

This also has NOTHING to do with dog aggression or reactivity... this is about performance.... it's about having a dog primed for the best search that they can do. It's about having FUN and showing off all that great training that you did before mailing in your entry.

Breathe. Smile. And try to avoid those long lines!

Photo of one of my dogs right before going into a search....

22/06/2024

Congrats EDN Team Sophie AKC Scent Work Master! 🥳

22/06/2024

Could it be?!?! A NEW Every Dog Nosework shirt design!

At Every Dog Nosework, we believe that this sport is the best dog sport ever made! But with competition, comes the potential to place more value on winning than anything else. This sport is fun to compete in and we all want to do well, but the true beauty of this sport is not the ribbons- it is the bonds made, the relationships strengthened, the empowerment and joy it brings to our canine partners. We believe this sport is best played by these rules: dog first, team second, sport third. Our graphic designer, Kelly Halloran at Space Ray Creative, helped us bring a design to life that reflected that belief.

Get your shiny new EDN swag NOW!! In addition to looking awesome and being super comfortable in your near gear, you'll help us continue our mission to bring high-quality trial opportunities to the MI nosework community.

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22/06/2024

ALERT! Confirmation emails went out for our NW2/NW1 trials August 3/4 in RochesterHills, MI. Good news- everyone got in! We have NO waitlist for the NW2 and a couple of openings and no waitlist for the NW1! Sign up! everydognosework.com/trials

18/06/2024

EDN Team Tango rocking their NW1 container search. Really proud of the work this team has put in- check this young, high drive dog work her first trial (other than ORT) with confidence, precision, focus and drive. And her handler for lovely handling and calls. Oh, and odor obedience for days!!!!! This is what training to fluency before test day looks like- easy. 😍🥹🔥💚

18/06/2024

Congrats EDN Team Tango NW1 with 1st in Interiors, 3rd in containers and 6th overall!!!

18/06/2024

Congrats EDN Team Roger NW1!!!

18/06/2024

Congrats EDN Team Slyder NW2!!!

17/06/2024

Alert! Entries open TODAY for our NACSW NW2/NW1 August 3/4 in Rochester Hills, MI! Enter between now and 6/19 at 12pm EST to be in the first draw for your best chance to get in!

15/06/2024

Congrats EDN Team June Bug NW3! So proud of the great team they have become!

15/06/2024

ALERT! New EDN skill challenge! "On Second Thought" Hide. Post a video in the comments for a chance to win a $20 gift card to K9 Nosework Source! Winner will be announced next Sunday, June 23!

It's likely the last cooler morning for a while so we got out and trained. Check out Brennan SMTx5 working my favorite hide of the day.

This is a great example of an atypical hide placement + thermals that created a deceptive sourcing challenge. Brennan has found likely hundreds of hides on the bottems/seats of chairs/tables/benches. I set the hide in the base of the seat on the ground, in direct sunlight. Direct sunlight causes the odor to rise and collect under the seat of the chair and throughout the tables. Brennan had to override his expectation of hide placement and work through the rising odor by using his nose to fully source down to the hide. Fun training hide!

This is how we create tenacious sourcing and maintain our criteria! Regardless of the dog's level of experience, we have to maintain this throughout their career!

This weekend, we challenge you to go set an "on second thought" hide. Pick an object that your dog is used to searching. Benches, picnic tables, chairs, etc are great for this. Think of where you would normally put it. Now, pick somewhere else on or near the object to put your hide! Run your dog, mark and reward the moment they are at source, have a party! Share your video in the comments! Happy hunting 🥰

18/05/2024

Super proud of Team Hazel!!!! Hazel's mom reports:

"Hazel was amazing searching at Illinois State Fairgrounds at CPE Nationals. Kayla and Samantha, your advice was in my head both days and was so helpful!
She searched outdoors in the rain, inside an auditorium and a picnic area with all kinds of smells. She was a superstar! She qualified in 7 of 10 searches. We couldn’t have done it without all the training and help both of you have provided us."

Hazel was a little unsure of new places and sensitive when she started nosework. She has thrived with the empowerment this sport has given her and how it has grown her and her mom's connection 🧡

09/05/2024

That feeling when your hide works exactly like you wanted it to 🥰😎 Go Team June Bug!!

24/04/2024

Almost forgot! Entries for our Linden ELT/NW3 trials June 8/9 at new site, Linden Middle School, opened yesterday and are open until tomorrow at 1159. Get your entries in!!

  Volunteer Incentives Program!We simply cannot run trials with out help. While we know our volunteers help to give back to the nosework community, we want to make sure our volunteers know how much we value their service. NACSW does give additional draws for every 7 days you volunteer. We want to a...

20/04/2024

ELITE OPENINGS
That's right, I have openings for competition OR FEO for the ELT trials in Traverse City, MI next weekend, Saturday April 27 and Sunday April 28. This is a stellar site, fun area to visit and I don't know the next time I will have elite here. Come play!!

I should also mention, our favorite sensational photographer Genevieve Dever will be there capturing priceless action shots. For all dogs, FEO too!

And while we have enough to hold the fort down, we could use a few more volunteers, especially Sunday, so if anyone is available, we'd love to have you! Entry link/volunteer sign up still open at everydognosework.com/trials.

07/04/2024

We had lots of the EDN teams who stepped to the line this weekend with their buds. We shared the ones who sent us ribbons pics. So many awesome working teams. We love seeing your wins, hearing your stories, especially hearing "I heard Kayla and Sam's voices in my head the whole day", lol. Sorry about that, ha!

We all love those. But I'm MOST proud of all of the invisible wins. Barley, the nearly 13-year-old corgi who is still playing the game and making memories. Sam, who came to us with fringing issues, focus difficulties in exteriors and a handler with some trust issues and had a perfect NW3 day including a blank exterior! Chief, who barked at every person who came in the door at his first class, and was so environmentally sensitive he couldn't work his first ORT, now confidently able to walk into a new place, with tons of strangers, new smells and sounds, other dogs, and be able to have laser focus on his job, earning his NW2!

We are proud of EVERYONE who stepped to the line, made some memories, learned some lessons, loved their dogs no matter what and supported their EDN family. Those are the things we are most proud of. We love you all, and are so grateful to have you representing Every Dog Nosework 🧡💙💜

07/04/2024

Congrats EDN Team Thor NW2!!!

07/04/2024

Congrats EDN Team Slyder- overall placements in NW2 containers, interiors and exterior 🥳

07/04/2024

Congrats EDN Team Chief NW2!!!

07/04/2024

Congrats EDN Team Tucker NW2!!!