Our Kemptville classes are held at various locations around the Kemptville area.
Our Kemptville instructor has been instructing Nose Work classes for 8 years. She is an CNWI (Certified Nose Work Instructor), with the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW®). Graduates of the certification program will have dedicated at least 1-2 years (on average) to studying K9 Nose Work, attending courses and lectures, and logging many hours of training and teaching. All Certified Nose Work Instructors are required to demonstrate the skills necessary to train a dog and handle it in competition, as well as the ability to teach other dogs and handlers the activity and sport of K9 Nose Work from beginning level to advanced.
Click here to find out more regarding what K9 Nose Work® classes are all about, and how you and your dog can benefit from taking a K9 Nose Work® class.
Class information:
Classes are at least 1 hour in length (depending on class size) and run for a 6 week session.
All dogs are required to be secured in your vehicle, a crate beside your vehicle, or there may be an option to crate inside the building depending on location. Please contact us directly if you think this will be an issue for your dog, or if you would like some assistance with crate training.
Classes will require a minimum of 3 dogs, and will have a maximum of 6 dogs.
Class prices as follows:
Intro to K9 Nose Work & Intro to Odour $220+HST/session.
All other classes $200+HST/session.
Missed classes: If there is a specific class date you can not attend, we MAY be able to accommodate a “make up class” on a different class day, depending on class numbers. (Prior approval required)
Class dates and times: Please ensure you note the dates classes will be held.
Intro to K9 Nose Work® – No prior training or experience required!
This class is where your Nose Work journey begins. We will work on introducing the hunt, building confidence, independent searching, and foundational concepts.
Dogs of any age and abilities welcome!
Thursdays 6pm – 715pm: Session currently in progress – please contact us to be put on a waitlist for the next session
Location: Burritt’s Rapids Community Hall
Intro to Odour – Prerequisite: Must have previously taken Intro to K9 Nose Work Class or Seminar
Building on the skills from Intro to K9 Nose Work®, this class focuses on foundational concepts while introducing the dogs to search for a specific target odour. As your dog grows more confident with searching, additional skills are taught and more puzzles are introduced. Handlers will continue learning behaviour observation, and how odour moves in the environment.
Thursdays 730pm – 845pm: Session currently in progress – please contact us to be put on a waitlist for the next session
Location: Burritt’s Rapids Community Hall
Continuing Nose Work II & Beyond – Prerequisite: Must have previously taken at least Continuing I Class
In these classes we continue to build the foundational skills that the dog and handler team have been learning in Intro to K9 Nose Work® and Intro to Odour. Your dog will continue to sharpen their search skills, and you will continue improving your observation. Handling skills come more into focus as we prepare teams for more complex problem solving, hide placements and search areas.
Continuing Nose Work II & Beyond: Must have previously taken at least Continuing Nose Work II
Sundays, various times: Class dates: April 12, 19, May 10, 24, 31, June 7 No Class Dates: April 26, May 3, May 17
Location: Various
Registration information:
Intro to K9 Nose Work: Please contact us to be put on the waitlist for upcoming Intro classes!
Continuing (Advanced) Nose Work: Register for Continuing Nose Work classes here!
For more information on classes in Kemptville, please contact us at classes@synergyk9solutions.ca.