A workshop is a shorter training session (4 hours or so) with just one instructor focused on one or two topics. Workshops give you the opportunity to refine specific areas of your training. You can sign up below.
Interior Element Live Coach for NW 1/2 & Novice /Advanced levels- This building is HUGE with so many different areas for us to train. Everytime we train at this location I say "I could train inside here all day" so I decided to do it! We'll have an AC crate room as well to keep the pups nice and comfy Just what is "Live Coaching"? Live Coaching means you decide how you want to run the searches to meet your current training needs. You can run searches with known amount and/or location of hides. Maybe you want to focus leash handling or reading your dog. You can even run the searches "blind" with the life line option where we only intervene if needed. Do you have more than one dog in detection sports with different areas needing work? Bring them both! You can run a different dog for each element but you only get one shot to search in each element. Searches will be set to be challenging for NW1 & 2 /Novice & Advanced Levels but no titles are required. If you are competing at a higher level, you are more than welcome to work on polishing your fine skills like leash handling, change of behavior recognition, and search strategies. * **Dogs must know the odors of Anise, Birch, and Clove*** Your lead instructor, Pete Stevens, is the President and Lead Trainer at The Scentsable K9. Pete retired from the Chula Vista Police Department after 24.5 years. During his career, Pete worked 4 Police Service Dogs- 3 single purpose (1 patrol and 2 narcotics) and 1 dual purpose (patrol/narcotics). Pete was assigned to patrol, Gang Suppression, Narcotics Enforcement Team, and was as a Task Force Officer assigned to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Pete is a Field Training Officer, Firearms Instructor, Use of Force Instructor and has an Advanced Certificate from the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (CA POST). Pete is a CA POST K9 team evaluator for patrol and narcotics. He is a Certifying Official for the International Police Canine Association (IPCA) and was a previously a member of the IPCA Board of Directors. Pete is also NACSW trial Judge. In 2018, Pete created The Scentsable K9 which has conducted over 100 workshops and seminars focused on detection. Pete graduated from the first Canine Cognition Instructors Course at Ford K9. Pete currently handles a black Lab named "Tina" who is single purpose narcotics detection dog at Keeper Detection.
Interior Element Live Coach for NW 1/2 & Novice /Advanced levels-
This building is HUGE with so many different areas for us to train. Everytime we train at this location I say "I could train inside here all day" so I decided to do it! We'll have an AC crate room as well to keep the pups nice and comfy
Just what is "Live Coaching"?
Live Coaching means you decide how you want to run the searches to meet your current training needs. You can run searches with known amount and/or location of hides. Maybe you want to focus leash handling or reading your dog. You can even run the searches "blind" with the life line option where we only intervene if needed. Do you have more than one dog in detection sports with different areas needing work? Bring them both! You can run a different dog for each element but you only get one shot to search in each element.
Searches will be set to be challenging for NW1 & 2 /Novice & Advanced Levels but no titles are required. If you are competing at a higher level, you are more than welcome to work on polishing your fine skills like leash handling, change of behavior recognition, and search strategies.
* **Dogs must know the odors of Anise, Birch, and Clove***
Your lead instructor, Pete Stevens, is the President and Lead Trainer at The Scentsable K9. Pete retired from the Chula Vista Police Department after 24.5 years. During his career, Pete worked 4 Police Service Dogs- 3 single purpose (1 patrol and 2 narcotics) and 1 dual purpose (patrol/narcotics). Pete was assigned to patrol, Gang Suppression, Narcotics Enforcement Team, and was as a Task Force Officer assigned to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Pete is a Field Training Officer, Firearms Instructor, Use of Force Instructor and has an Advanced Certificate from the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (CA POST). Pete is a CA POST K9 team evaluator for patrol and narcotics. He is a Certifying Official for the International Police Canine Association (IPCA) and was a previously a member of the IPCA Board of Directors. Pete is also NACSW trial Judge. In 2018, Pete created The Scentsable K9 which has conducted over 100 workshops and seminars focused on detection. Pete graduated from the first Canine Cognition Instructors Course at Ford K9.
Pete currently handles a black Lab named "Tina" who is single purpose narcotics detection dog at Keeper Detection.
Live Coaching Interiors Element NW3/Higher & Excellent/Master This building is HUGE with so many different areas for us to train. Everytime we train at this location I say "I could train inside here all day" so I decided to do it! We'll have an AC crate room as well to keep the pups nice and comfy Just what is "Live Coaching"? Live Coaching means you decide how you want to run the searches to meet your current training needs. You can run searches with known amount and/or location of hides. Maybe you want to focus leash handling or reading your dog. You can even run the searches "blind" with the life line option where we only intervene if needed. Do you have more than one dog in detection sports with different areas needing work? Bring them both! You can run a different dog for each element but you only get one shot to search in each element. Searches will be set to be challenging for NW3/Higher & Excellant/Masters Levels but no titles are required. If you are competing at a lower level, you are more than welcome to really challenge yourself and focus on skills like leash handling, change of behavior recognition, and search strategies. * **Dogs must know the odors of Anise, Birch, and Clove*** Your lead instructor, Pete Stevens, is the President and Lead Trainer at The Scentsable K9. Pete retired from the Chula Vista Police Department after 24.5 years. During his career, Pete worked 4 Police Service Dogs- 3 single purpose (1 patrol and 2 narcotics) and 1 dual purpose (patrol/narcotics). Pete was assigned to patrol, Gang Suppression, Narcotics Enforcement Team, and was as a Task Force Officer assigned to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Pete is a Field Training Officer, Firearms Instructor, Use of Force Instructor and has an Advanced Certificate from the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (CA POST). Pete is a CA POST K9 team evaluator for patrol and narcotics. He is a Certifying Official for the International Police Canine Association (IPCA) and was a previously a member of the IPCA Board of Directors. Pete is also NACSW trial Judge. In 2018, Pete created The Scentsable K9 which has conducted over 100 workshops and seminars focused on detection. Pete graduated from the first Canine Cognition Instructors Course at Ford K9. Pete currently handles a black Lab named "Tina" who is single purpose narcotics detection dog at Keeper Detection.
Live Coaching Interiors Element NW3/Higher & Excellent/Master
This building is HUGE with so many different areas for us to train. Everytime we train at this location I say "I could train inside here all day" so I decided to do it! We'll have an AC crate room as well to keep the pups nice and comfy
Just what is "Live Coaching"?
Live Coaching means you decide how you want to run the searches to meet your current training needs. You can run searches with known amount and/or location of hides. Maybe you want to focus leash handling or reading your dog. You can even run the searches "blind" with the life line option where we only intervene if needed. Do you have more than one dog in detection sports with different areas needing work? Bring them both! You can run a different dog for each element but you only get one shot to search in each element.
Searches will be set to be challenging for NW3/Higher & Excellant/Masters Levels but no titles are required. If you are competing at a lower level, you are more than welcome to really challenge yourself and focus on skills like leash handling, change of behavior recognition, and search strategies.
* **Dogs must know the odors of Anise, Birch, and Clove***
Your lead instructor, Pete Stevens, is the President and Lead Trainer at The Scentsable K9. Pete retired from the Chula Vista Police Department after 24.5 years. During his career, Pete worked 4 Police Service Dogs- 3 single purpose (1 patrol and 2 narcotics) and 1 dual purpose (patrol/narcotics). Pete was assigned to patrol, Gang Suppression, Narcotics Enforcement Team, and was as a Task Force Officer assigned to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Pete is a Field Training Officer, Firearms Instructor, Use of Force Instructor and has an Advanced Certificate from the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (CA POST). Pete is a CA POST K9 team evaluator for patrol and narcotics. He is a Certifying Official for the International Police Canine Association (IPCA) and was a previously a member of the IPCA Board of Directors. Pete is also NACSW trial Judge. In 2018, Pete created The Scentsable K9 which has conducted over 100 workshops and seminars focused on detection. Pete graduated from the first Canine Cognition Instructors Course at Ford K9.
Pete currently handles a black Lab named "Tina" who is single purpose narcotics detection dog at Keeper Detection.
This Live Coaching Workshop is designed for the higher levels of detection work (NW3 & higher / Excellant & Master). The searches will be challendging for both the dog but even more importantly, the handler! Are you confident to call an area "Clear"? Are you noticing the changes in behavior of target odor? How are your leash handling skills? Did you cover all area? What are you actually reinforcing during your training sessions? Unlike the traditional Live Coaching Workshops that are half day events, this is an all day event limited 10 teams. Interior, Exterior, and Container Elements will be covered in this seminar. I'm extremely excited about the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum as the venue as this workshop! It's a BRAND NEW location that has never been used for detection events! Huge shout out to Meg from Catching Air K9 Photography for finding this location and making it happen.
This Live Coaching Workshop is designed for the higher levels of detection work (NW3 & higher / Excellant & Master). The searches will be challendging for both the dog but even more importantly, the handler! Are you confident to call an area "Clear"? Are you noticing the changes in behavior of target odor? How are your leash handling skills? Did you cover all area? What are you actually reinforcing during your training sessions?
Unlike the traditional Live Coaching Workshops that are half day events, this is an all day event limited 10 teams. Interior, Exterior, and Container Elements will be covered in this seminar.
I'm extremely excited about the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum as the venue as this workshop! It's a BRAND NEW location that has never been used for detection events! Huge shout out to Meg from Catching Air K9 Photography for finding this location and making it happen.
Our workshops are ready to hit the road and we are more than willing to do so. Hosts are required to find a suitable training venue that meets the needs of the desired goals. Schools (both public and private), large buildings with offices, or a large warehouse are great venues for hosting a seminar. Hosting a workshop allows you train with the Scentsable K9 without traveling to us. Please submit a form and let us know you’d like to host a workshop.
