Level Up Your Learning Workshops
November 19, 2026- Let Me At It: Building Drive to Source Using Obstacles
Drive to source, which we define as a strong, continued effort for the dog to pursue the strongest source of target odor, is a core foundation skill that we all, no matter what level or venue of nosework, need to nurture and grow throughout our dog’s nosework career. We want our dogs to not only understand that source is a “thing”, but have the skills to problem solve and understand how to navigate their environment to be able to get all the way to source. This workshop will explore using barriers and other obstacles to create odor puzzles that increase our dogs skills and ability to drive to source. Dogs should be imprinted on birch, anise and clove and should be confidently and independently searching for target odor in a novel environment.
December 10, 2026- Closer and Closer: Building Skills for Close Proximity Hides
Close proximity hides are becoming more common and closer together in all levels of nosework competitions. The ability for dogs to work close proximity hides comes from a combination of expectation (reinforcement history) on the part of the dog and handler, and decreasing the time between ending the reinforcement from finding one hide and beginning to hunt for another hide, potentially close by. This workshop will discuss how we introduce close proximity hides and build close proximity skills in our dogs and how our handling plays a crucial part in our success of finding close proximity hides as a team. Dogs should be imprinted on birch, anise and clove and should be confidently and independently searching for target odor in a novel environment.
Working spots are $60, unlimited auditing spots are $20. Working spots will be selected by random draw from entries between October 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM EST and October 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM EST
Sniff and Go Events
Save the date and spread the word! We are doing another Mystery Sniff (&Go)! Come join us Sunday, December 6th at Brown Elementary School in New Boston, MI for some winter holiday fun!
Help us solve the case of the missing Polar Express passenger!
You and your dog will complete 4 searches- every hide you find earns you a clue. An opportunity for a 5th bonus search is available if handler completes their puzzle. Guess the right suspect and earn the opportunity to win a grand prize- $60 towards any EDN events!
Entry will open at 12pm EST on Sunday, November 8, 2026. $40/dog- no hide resets for multiple dogs with one handler. You will sign up for a 1 hour time slot- all searches will be run back to back- when you are done, after a fun fall photo op, you are good to go!
Dogs should be imprinted on birch, anise and clove and should be independently searching for target odor in a novel environment.
Scent Work University Webinars
We at EDN are very proud to partner with Scent Work University as instructors to offer a large variety of webinars on a ton of topics. To see all of our materials with Scent Work University, check out our instructor pages linked below.