AKc Scent work Judge, International clinician, top competitor, 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 2020 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
Reading Your Dog: The Advanced Hides
Jan 21st, 2020 @ 9:30 PM ET
It’s not enough to be able to read your dog on basic hides… the advanced hides are where the rubber meets the road!
Once you figure out how to read your dog, you can do well with all of those straightforward hides in uncomplicated areas… but what about when it gets harder???
- This webinar will build on last week’s webinar on reading your dog…
- What about Inaccessible hides?
- High hides?
- DEEP Inaccessibles?
- Is it distraction or target odor?
- Oh my gosh… pee??? Can you tell the difference?
Let’s take a look at different dogs and look for those similarities that will teach YOU how to read YOUR dog…. the result? More Yes’s and Less No’s!
Here’s the hint…
It’s all about EMOTION and MICRO MOVEMENTS…. Interested? Find out more!
Remember that if you can’t attend live, you will get the recording in your In Box after the fact… but you HAVE to pre-register!
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Latest Blog Posts
Putting the pieces together in a sea of options
I did some thinking after posting my last blog on how I'm getting SO much out of really focusing on training rather than trialing. Then I did a little reflection on the 5 night Webinar Consortium Week that I hosted. I decided that the SKILL of learning and applying...
Just training my dogs… my experience choosing NOT to trial!
Brava has astounded me. She is 2.5 years old and finished NW3 Elite in three tries, one of which was Overall Pronounced! Now what? Three tries, Three titles... NW3 Elite! So many people have asked me when I was going to start trialing in Elite... (In NACSW, you are no...
Verbal Marker or Clicker? …and the role of Emotion!
Let me start out by saying that I'm a huge believer in using markers for Nosework training. I think it makes an incredible difference in clarity and confidence. Clarity sweeps away the clouds of uncertainty and gives the dog a way to truly understand how to win the...
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.
