AKc Scent work Judge, AKC CONTRACTOR, and FDSA Instructor
Stacy BarnettLearn with Stacy
Online Classes through Fenzi Dog Sports Academy
Classes are geared towards all levels of competitors, regardless of your venue of choice! Come see why Stacy’s FDSA classes receive consistent accolades.
Webinars for hobbyists and competitors
Tuesday is webinar day! Topics run the gamut and are a popular augment to every Nosework handler’s education. See also for special events!
International Seminars and Special Events
Stacy is a popular clinician and travels across the US and abroad teaching Nosework! Currently booking 2019 engagements.
Learn about Nosework on the blog and podcast
Want access to free educational resources? Read Stacy’s blog and listen to her podcast.
What is Nosework?
Nosework is one of the fastest growing dog sports in the world. It’s modeled after real world detection.
In Nosework, your dog searches for essential oils, usually on cotton swab. You may search inside buildings, out in the open, boxes and luggage, on vehicles and even buried in the ground! Every search is different and exciting. This is a timed sport where the dog’s skill and handling come together.
Nosework is a sport that every dog and handler can do. It’s a great way to focus hyper dogs and calm nervous dogs. You will be surprised how Nosework can build confidence. Plus it’s FUN!
What can it do for your dog?
Engage his brain
Build Confidence
Build Your Bond
Upcoming Webinars
Training Clean! With Confidence and Motivation
Nov 20th, 2018 @ 9:30pm ET
Train with clarity and criteria while preserving Confidence and Motivation. Learn HOW to train clean with sensitive dogs. Confidence and Motivation are sacred and they don’t need to be sacrificed! This webinar will be especially helpful for handlers of sensitive or low motivation dogs.
Focus on Nosework with Deborah Jones, PhD
Nov 27th, 2018 @ 9:30pm ET
Do you wish your dog was as confident and comfortable in trials as he is in training? Do you feel like something is missing from your performance preparation but you’re not quite sure what? We want our performance dogs to be confident, comfortable, and enthusiastic at trials. Join us for this webinar on the three different types of focus and how they influence your dog’s nosework performance at trials. In addition to highlighting the importance of being in the proper focus mode, we will also consider issues of motivation, task confidence, cognitive effort, and environmental confidence. Understanding how all of these underlying invisible factors interact can be a huge benefit in helping your dog move into the best performance state possible. We will discuss pre-run and start line routines, and consider how all these factors come together in some real life case studies.
Latest Blog Posts
Sniffing and Nosework: The Activity for All Dogs
It’s often said that Nosework is an activity for ALL dogs. I’d like to explore that a little and share with you WHY that’s a true statement. Other sports seem to gravitate to certain dog types. Dogs who enjoy running, jumping and expressing themselves through...
read moreSearch Patterns… Finding the Right Balance
Search Patterns have been on my mind lately. The interesting thing about it is that it's not about IF you need a Search Pattern, it's about WHEN. But we will get to that... Search Patterns as a whole have their roots in professional detection. In our competitions,...
read moreWhat IS a “Scent Cone”, really?
One of the greatest travesties I think in nose work is the term "scent cone". Why? Because it's not a "cone" at all! It's a PLUME! As a result of this unfortunate visual, nosework handlers all over the world picture an ice cream cone or a traffic cone when trying...
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Training Philosophy
Stacy structures everything around her Pyramid: The Four Cornerstones of Trial Preparation. Confidence and Motivation are sacred. Emotions can be trained. Arousal is a habit. These are core concepts of what she teaches.
