Discover Canine

14/06/2025

Doing this tomorrow night 😃.

There is still time to join to get access to this amazing informative talk presented by Talia Duell. Available only to members at no extra charge. You must be a financial member at the time of the presentation.

Talia’s passion for scent sports began 20 years ago when she trained her first dog for ANKC tracking. After learning about detection, she has gone on to train dogs for various roles including conservation work and truffle hunting. Talia is one of Victoria’s foundation judges for ANKC Scent Work and has trialled two of her own dogs successfully. Her GSP, Solly gained his Masters title in 2024. You might not have seen her around at many scent work trials recently as she and Solly are working towards certification as a Search and Rescue team. She still enjoys teaching Scent Work though and is looking forward to sharing her thoughts about markers and cues and where they fit in training for Scent Work.

19/04/2025

Our first venture into Scent Work Ultimate level was great fun 🤩.

Solly worked beautifully on Friday to find 7 out of 7 hides in a search area including interiors, exteriors and vehicles - he was just awesome 🌟.

He did a great search again today 💪, covering interiors, exteriors and containers. We came close to another pass, but just fell short, missing one hide. Unfortunately none of the teams entered today managed to find all 8 hides.

Always fun hanging out with the brown dog, he was on best behaviour waiting in the car while I judged Masters and switched into search mode when it was his turn 🤎.

14/04/2025

So proud to be a member of this team 🐾.

03/03/2025

🐾Beginner's Scent Work mini course🐾

Due to a cancellation a spot has become available in a Beginner’s Scent Work mini course starting this Friday. The course will run for 4 weeks, 3-4pm.

PM for more info or email Talia at [email protected]

26/02/2025

🐾 This course kicks off soon 🐾

Just the one working spot left, a few more auditor (observer spots) are available.

Can't wait 🤩

05/02/2025

I'm very excited to be offering this Beginner's Scent Work course!

The course will be held over two Sundays and is the perfect opportunity to learn how to introduce your dog to Scent Work. Working and auditor spots are available and all participants will receive a kit to practice with at home.

I don't have the opportunity to run beginner's courses very often so jump in while you have the chance!

To book your place click on the 'Book Now' button at the top of the page. If you would like more information email Talia at [email protected] or message the page.

24/12/2024

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a wonderful day with your four-legged and two-legged family 🎄🐾🎁🌞.

24/11/2024

A big weekend for Australian Search and Rescue K9, I'm so proud to be part of this organisation.

Alex with K9 Phoenix and Danah with K9 Maya successfully completed their recertification for LandSAR, adhering to NZ LandSAR standards. An external assessor from a government agency specialising in detection dogs evaluated their performance in challenging heat and tough terrain. With the warm weather, the team worked very carefully to prioritise dog welfare at all times.

Both teams demonstrated exceptional skill and efficiency, and they now continue to be operational and ready to be deployed by the Victorian Police.

Sol and I successfully passed Preliminary Skills Assessment 1, which is the first step towards us becoming an Operational Search and Rescue team. Can't wait to continue working toward this goal. Sol gives his all and it is an absolute pleasure working with him.

Huge thanks to everyone who helps with our training - it really does take a village 😊.

30/09/2024

Had a great time up in Sydney teaching a tracking workshop over the weekend 👣🐾👣🐾.

Huge thanks to Sharon Wee and Sofia Roytblat for the invite and for looking after me so well 😊.

Really fun to work with such a terrific bunch of handlers and awesome to see the progress their dogs made. Congratulations to everyone who came along 🤩.

16/09/2024

Foundation tracking course now open for bookings 👣🐾.

This course is held online and is suitable for teams who are new to tracking as well as those who are already tracking. The short exercises you'll learn are perfect for training in the off-season. Teams will learn how to develop precise tracking behaviours from the outset.

For those who are already tracking this course will provide the foundation to address issues such as; overshooting corners, excessive casting, failing to indicate articles and transitioning to different surfaces.

Spaces are limited. Bookings can be made through the 'Book Now' button or by clicking on the link in the comments.

* This course is a prerequisite for Advanced tracking - Towards Trialling which will be held in November.

02/09/2024

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Excellent level trial practice day yesterday. Always fun to watch teams puzzle their way through odour problems - the wind certainly provided plenty of those in the morning!

I only managed a few pics 🙂.

23/08/2024

🐾EXCELLENT TRIAL PRACTICE🐾

There are just a handful of spots left for this trial practice day.

Exteriors and Interiors - Sunday September 1st at 10.30am. Held in Hazelwood North, $25 for both elements.

This is a great opportunity for you and your dog to practice searching in a trial-like situation. Searches will be set up in accordance with ANKC rules.

Booking link in the comments 😃.