The Seeing Through A Dog’s Nose lecture series at E-Training For Dogs is offered for professional trainers; owner trainers; scent work enthusiasts; scent detection service dog trainers/owners; medical detection dog trainers/owners; Search and Rescue (SAR) dog trainers/handlers; and anyone else with an interest in the canine nose. This canine nose lecture series on canine olfaction provides participants an opportunity to sample the expertise of a diverse selection of highly acclaimed experts in the many fields of dog training and research where the canine nose and its fantastic abilities is the area of interest.
Now available : Purchase ALL six (6) lectures for $140.00 USD
To purchase individually, please click on each to learn more and register ($25.00 USD each):
Title: Emotional and Environmental Enrichment with Scent
Speaker: Dr. Robert Hewings BSc MA
Available for purchase as a recording.
Title: The Science of Olfactory Perception and Learning
Speaker: Dr. Simon Gadbois
Available for purchase as a recording.
Title: Canine Sense and Scent Ability: Recent Research Investigating Canine Olfactory Perception (Was: Canine Olfaction: What the Nose Knows)
Speaker: Dr. Nathan Hall
Available for purchase as a recording.
Title: Using Scent Theory and Odor to Educate the Nosework Dog
Speaker: Stacy Barnett, SMT-NACSW
Available for purchase as a recording.
Title: Key Elements of Successful Searches: Foundations to Thresholds
Speaker: Pete Stevens
Available for purchase as a recording.
Title: What You Need to Know Before Gluten Detection Training Begins
Speaker: Dawn Scheu
Available for purchase as a recording.
This series is moderated by board members of O.D.O.R. Service Dogs Inc.
The Organization for Detection and Olfaction Reliability of Service Dogs (O.D.O.R. Service Dogs Inc.) is an educational and research nonprofit corporation, whose mission is the promotion and implementation of scent detection methods and testing for service dog teams.
Achieving their goal using the underpinning values and concepts of this lecture series, their education of trainers and evaluators in proper scent detection methods is as cutting edge as the science allows. This facilitates the continued education and maintenance of skills these teams and their trainers require.
Moderator
Christina de Juan, Ph.D., CPDT-KA, one of the series’ moderators, is the owner and trainer at Luna Service Dogs Inc. Christina and her dog Luna began scent training in 2012 in the sport of NACSW K9 NoseWork®, where she found her passion in studying canine olfaction and body language. Luna went on to become the first Klee Kai to earn a NoseWork title with NACSW, and later her personal gluten detection service dog. Christina is a founding member and Vice President of O.D.O.R. Service Dogs Inc., an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring scent detection service dogs are trained to the highest standards and demonstrated reliability. She is also Certified in Low Stress Handling®, an AKC CGC Evaluator, an APDT C.L.A.S.S. Evaluator/Instructor, a PPG PDA Assessor/Instructor, and an O.D.O.R. Evaluator.