Are you training Nose work, Spesialsøk or another search sport and want to develop both yourself and your dog further? This course will give you a deeper understanding of how scent behaves, how your dog solves search tasks and how you can plan training that leads to faster development and better searches.
🎯 The aim of the course is to give you the knowledge and tools you need to plan effective search sessions, read your dog better and help it succeed – regardless of which search sport you train.
💎 Small adjustments in how you structure your training can have a big impact on your dog's development!
✨ The course focuses on:
🌬️ How scent moves – scent dispersal
📍 Smart choices for hide placement
📝 How to plan good and targeted search sessions
💡 Problem-solving and developing your dog's search skills
👃 How to get your dog to follow the scent
🎯 Training to get the nose on source
🌫️ Work with scent pools
👀 How to read your dog and understand the signals it gives during the search
🎁 What you get:
👩🏫 4 course evenings of 1.5 hours each with theory and practical exercises
👥 Small groups with close supervision from the instructor
💬 Personal guidance and concrete training tasks you can continue working on between course sessions.
🎥 Between each course session you can submit one video and receive personal feedback and guidance from the instructor.
💡 Learn more about what your dog actually experiences!
When you understand how scent behaves and how your dog works in search, it becomes easier to plan good training, solve challenges and develop your dog's search skills. This course gives you the knowledge that makes training more effective, more fun and more targeted.
📌 The course is suitable for anyone training Nose work, Spesialsøk or another search sport. Your dog should have basic experience with search work.
👩🏫 Instructors: Karin Beate Lyng and Marthe Dikkanen
🗓️ The first course evening is 26 August at 19.15–20.45.
📍 Course evenings will be held on Wednesdays 19.15–20.45 in weeks 35–38.
🎁 Bonus for those taking the annual course in Spesialsøk!
Enrol on Spesialsøk Level 1, Level 2 or Elite (2026/2027), and choose one of these courses completely FREE:
✨ Marking course
or
✨ Smartere søk
This is a unique opportunity to strengthen your foundation before the annual course starts and get even more out of your training throughout the year.
📌 To use this offer you must be enrolled on the annual course, or enrol on the annual course at the same time as you enrol on Smartere søk or the Marking course.
Enrol on the annual course here: canisstavanger.no/årskurs