Canny K9 Companions, LLC

04/01/2025

A spot has opened up for this workshop. Please feel free to share.

VENUE: The Peaks Retreat and Adventure Center, 1336 Simmons Mill Road, Thaxton VA This 2 day seminar will focus on handling and the dog driven search, building from one day to the next. Dana will include discussion about hide placement and odor and on Sunday some extra focus will be paid to Cont

04/01/2025

Please feel free to share.

VENUE: The Peaks Retreat and Adventure Center, 1336 Simmons Mill Road, Thaxton VA This 2 day seminar will focus on handling and the dog driven search, building from one day to the next. Dana will include discussion about hide placement and odor and on Sunday some extra focus will be paid to Cont

04/01/2025

Please share.

VENUE: The Peaks Retreat and Adventure Center, 1336 Simmons Mill Road, Thaxton VA This 2 day seminar will focus on handling and the dog driven search, building from one day to the next. Dana will include discussion about hide placement and odor and on Sunday some extra focus will be paid to Cont

04/01/2025

VENUE: The Peaks Retreat and Adventure Center, 1336 Simmons Mill Road, Thaxton VA This 2 day seminar will focus on handling and the dog driven search, building from one day to the next. Dana will include discussion about hide placement and odor and on Sunday some extra focus will be paid to Cont

03/21/2025

Sign up to Dana Zinn's workshop on May 3rd & 4th is now open. Here is the link that will take you to the events page on my website to sign up.

Working spots will be allocated via random draw.

VENUE: The Peaks Retreat and Adventure Center, 1336 Simmons Mill Road, Thaxton VA This 2 day seminar will focus on handling and the dog driven search, building from one day to the next. Dana will include discussion about hide placement and odor and on Sunday some extra focus will be paid to Cont

03/20/2025

Classes start the week of March 24th. A few spots are open. Check the website.

03/17/2025

Two more trials put to bed. Thank you to everyone at The Peaks Retreat & Adventure Center. The site was great - but presented some challenges especially as we had to take the dreadful weather forcast into consideration. It would never have happened or run so smooth without my VC extraordinaire Connie Kniseley and all the wonderful volunteers who worked tireless and adapted quickly to the many changes. Their hard work meant we were done in good time each day. A big thank you Beth Grooms for coming to CO and maintaining a sense of humour throughout - my struggles with flow needed some patience😉. We had two wonderful judges Janelle Hohnke and Walter Feno. We were so lucky that in the end we dodged terrible weather and ended up in T-shirts and sunshine. Always a pleasure to watch the teams at work. THANK YOU!

03/03/2025

Michele Ellertson will be in NC on Monday and Tuesday March 10th & 11th. A few spots have become available.
For more information contact Kristie Klein at [email protected] 919-616-5548

02/21/2025

Thank you to everyone who signed up for the Garrett Dyer workshops. The workshop is full. Looking forward to watching great sniffing dogs at work.

02/20/2025

Pleased to announce that Garrett Dyer will be presenting two workshops for Canny K9 on April 12th & 13th 2025. The event will be held at Camp Bethel, Fincastle VA. For more details and to sign up check my website:
https://www.cannyk9companions.com/cannyk9-events/2025/4/12/garret-dyer-workshops

02/11/2025

Class fun driving to source. I had fun watching the different styles. Really enjoyed these games and watching the enthusiasm grow.

02/04/2025

Michele Ellertson is coming to Roanoke March 12th & 13th. We will be working at the Salem Red Sox Ball field. On the 13th the topic is Building Drive to Source. There are a few working spots available plus auditing. The fee is $180 for a working spot and $80 to audit. Please email me at: [email protected] if you would like to join us or have questions.
THE WORKING SPOTS HAVE ALL BEEN TAKEN BUT AUDITING IS AVAILABLE

01/09/2025

Happy New Year everyone. I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and are looking forward to some Nosework fun in 2025.
Classes are posted on my webstie : www.cannyk9companions.com there are a few spots available.
Three workshops are on offer this spring - Michele Ellertson will be here in March, Garrett Dyer will be joining us in April closely followed by Dana Zinn at the begining of May. What an exciting line up. Once details are finalized I will let everyone who has expressed interest know and the details will also be posted on the website.
March 15th & 16th we have an NW3 & Elite trial at The Peaks Retreat and Adventure Center in Thaxton, VA. The opening date is January 27th - the links are on the event page on my website.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to email me at: [email protected]
Looking forward to having fun with all of you and your super sniffers.

Our goal is to develop and grow the relationship you have with your dog through fun activities that tap in to your dogs natural abilities. We use positive, rewarding training methods building confidence and trust, cementing the bond between you and your dog.

11/04/2024

Superb weekend of Nosework at Phoebe Needles. The weather was glorious, a beautiful venue and the best people to work with. A huge thank you to Connie my VC who worked tirelessly all weekend to keep things running smoothly and to Sharon and Tom for delicious hospitality and parking lot expertise. All the volunteers were amazing, cheerful, friendly and efficient. Our CO Sarah who set fun and challenging hides and is always a delight to work with and our two excellent judges Julie Gaunt Harris and Mimi Harrington, everyone appreciated all the helpful feedback.Many thanks go to Louisa Arendt for the great photos.

11/01/2024

Phoebe Needles, Callaway VA. What a beautiful spot to be trialling at in the fall.

11/01/2024

Looking forward to a fun weekend hosting at Phoebe Needles in Callaway VA. A lovely new site and great weather expected. Always fun watching new and old teams at play.

11/01/2024

Halloween NW Fun

07/27/2024

Huge congratulations to Kelly Palmer and Dipper who achieved
their NW1 title in TN today. Not only that but they took first place overall. So proud of them. 👏🐾👏💖