Rotts-n-Notts Nosework

08/30/2026

Staten Island Companion Dog Training Club
💪🏻👊🏻🤩Celebrating this week’s Super Sniffers!!!
Rockin’ the threshold hide!! 🎯💯

08/23/2026

Watching dogs work elevated odor is fascinating! 😱
So many great changes of behavior from the start! ⏱️.
Some dogs are seasoned veterans, others are learning how to process information.
They may understand the origin of the odor, source the hide from different angles, or show us the hide location even if they can’t reach it, but they all come to the same conclusion.
Well done Super Sniffers from Staten Island Companion Dog Training Club!! @
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Tell us in the comments what you see when your dog is working elevation!

08/19/2026

👊🏻💪🏻👏🏻Maryanne & Ace rocked this Distraction Blitz 42 container search: there were 8 high-value food distractions among the containers along with numerous other non-food items in most of the other ones.
Consistent training in small increments is the key to successfully navigating the selection, discrimination and impulse control challenges of this element!
Well done!! 🐾🥰👣

08/03/2026

Huge thanks to Tri-State Dog Obedience Club Inc for hosting an amazing seminar this weekend! ☺️ Two days of fun-filled searching, learning and laughing! It was such a pleasure to see everyone working so beautifully with their dogs: lovely teamwork all around! 👣💕🐾
Your hospitality and kindness was very much appreciated as was the lovely gift! 🫶
I had a wonderful time! 🥳

07/30/2026

📌Tip of the day 🤓
When evaluating a room for a possible search area, remember to make sure there is a ceiling…😳👀🔝

07/28/2026

😊 Huge thanks to Syracuse Obedience Training Club for hosting 3 days of nosework fun at the Lafayette Apple Festival 🍎🌞🍏grounds this past weekend! Special thanks to Terri Botsford, Ellie O'Connor, Pat John (and Trudy for being a Demo Dog!), Sandy Madaio, Deb Keith, Lorie Sands-Schlicht & Karen Vanderburg for helping throughout the weekend - your hospitality and kindness are very much appreciated! 🫶
Starting with private sessions on Friday and all through the seminar weekend, I had the privilege of coaching amazing teams at various stages of their journeys !! 👏👏👏 So much great learning in real-time!
🐾 I am always in awe of how dogs paint 🖌 the odor picture for us and this past weekend was no exception. It was an absolute pleasure ! Looking forward to doing it again!

07/22/2026

⭐️Silver and Bronze students can join the Student Study Group Forum on the Fenzi website and work with either me in NW120S and NW345 or Zoe in the NW265 classes - we are the Training Assistants for these classes and look forward to working with you!! 😃

Registration opens TODAY.

My August session at Fenzi Dog Sports Academy opens for enrollment TODAY at NOON PACIFIC, and I’m teaching three classes this round.

N120S: Introduction to NW Search Elements is for teams coming out of odor imprinting who need that critical transition into real searching — generalization, clean container habits, buried, vehicles, and multiple hides.

NW265: Nosework Small Space Skill Up is six weeks of training using nothing but your own home. It’s built for anyone dealing with heat, a packed schedule, or limited training space.

NW345: Container Wizardry is dedicated to diagnosing and fixing container problems — false alerts, missed hides, destructive searching, distraction issues. We assess your team first, then train exactly what you need.

All three run August 1st through September 11th. Pricing starts at $65 for six weeks, with Gold, Silver, and Bronze options.

Gold spots include direct feedback from me and they’re limited, so don’t wait if that’s what you want. Registration closes August 15th.

Full descriptions and registration are here: https://scentsabilitiesnw.com/online-classes/

Drop a comment with N120S, NW265, or NW345 and I’ll tell you honestly if it sounds like the right fit for your team.

07/16/2026

⁉️ Got some white ORT boxes with paw prints, nail marks or other smudges? Before you recycle them, turn them inside out and voilá!! Brand new box 📦

May help some dogs with “white box syndrome” too!
Who knew? 🤷🏻‍♀️
I learned about this idea 💡 volunteering at a recent trial!!

07/05/2026

📋Concepts and variables can define a puzzle🧩 and should support a high likelihood of success, combining them (more ➕or less ➖) based on the team's skills and experiences, without over-stacking them beyond the team's ability.
Most of these were trained individually and gradually combined over time leading to the combination that was incorporated into this search 📋:
How many concepts and variables you can observe 🔍📋 based on the changes of behavior ?👍
No peeking....🫣

🐾 Hides:
📌 Vehicle hides:
✅threshold
✅close proximity
✅different elevation
✅tight spaces
📌 Corner hide:
✅ tight space
✅ rear of search area
🐾 Handling:
📌 off leash in tight spaces
📌 getting the dog into a corner
📌 managing transitions in tight spaces
📌 recognizing pooling behavior & supporting the dog accordingly
🐾 Environment/Search Area:
📌 small cluttered search area
📌 lack of consistent air flow
📌 high ambient temperature
📌 aging time 2 hours
📌 skylights
📌 vaulted ceiling
📌 warm garage doors from sun outside

What questions do you have ❓❓ Enjoy!