Scent Work

In Scent Work Trials, dogs will search for various scents depending on the level of their experience.

For Container Element:

• • Novice: Birch with 1 known hide in 10 different containers

  • Advanced: Birch and/or Anise with 2 know hides in 15 different containers

  • Excellent: Birch and/or Anise and/or Clove with 3 known hides in 20 different containers

  • Master: Birch and/or Anise and/or Clove in 20 different containers

For Interior Element:

• • Novice: Birch with 1 known hide

  • Advanced: Birch and/or Anise with 2 known hides

  • Excellent: Birch and/or Anise and/or Clove with 3 known hides

  • Master: Birch and/or Anise and/or Clove 2 different locations with the number of hides unknow to the handler. 0-3 hides per area and 2-6 per class

For Exterior Element:

• • Novice: Birch with 1 known hide

  • Advanced: Birch and/or Anise with 1 known hide

  • Excellent: Birch and/or Anise and/or Clove with 3 known hides

  • Master: Birch and/or Anise and/or Clove with 1-4 unknown hides

For Buried Element:

• • Novice: Birch with 1 known hide in 6 containers

  • Advanced: Birch and/or Anise with 1 known hide in 8 containers

  • Excellent: Birch and/or Anise and/or Clove with 3 known hides in 12 containers

  • Master: Birch and/or Anise and/or Clove with 1-4 unknown hides in 16 containers

For a copy of the AKC Rules for Scent Work Trials, click here.