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This is a scary time… working with our dogs is not only good for them, but it can be a huge stress reliever for us. This page is dedicated to providing educational resources to you…

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Targeted training skills – Blogs!

I have started a new blog series focused on building critical skills. Some of these skills you can do at home. Some of them may require training in an outdoor area. Please make sure that you stay responsible! …. more coming soon!!

Reverse Lure Demo to Build Duration on a Nose Freeze

by Stacy Barnett | November 29, 2025 | Nosework, Training Skills | 3 Comments

Building duration on a nose freeze is actually pretty easy if you use a Reverse Lure. A Reverse Lure provides incentive for the dog to maintain duration and is my opinion the most powerful tool that you can use to create a duration behavior. The Reverse Lure operates...

VLOG: Humility and its Role in Growth as a Trainer

by Stacy Barnett | November 28, 2025 | Nosework, Training Skills | 2 Comments

https://youtu.be/MG1fI6Cbu5Y This is a VLOG based on reflecting on the responses I had to my post on Facebook.... The post from Facebook: THE FALLACY OF THE MORAL HIGH GROUND Looking back at photos today after Why had a particularly bad day with his spondylosis and I...

Training Series: Making Corners more Valuable

by Stacy Barnett | April 26, 2020 | Nosework, Training Skills | 5 Comments

Here's a quiz: What do you value most? (1) something that is easy, (2) something you have to work for but you succeed, or (3) something unattainable? The answer is pretty cut and dried. The answer is #2! We find intrinsic value in working hard and achieving something....

Training Series: The Key to Thresholds

by Stacy Barnett | April 16, 2020 | Nosework, Training Skills | 10 Comments

The key to threshold hides is simple. In fact it's SO simple that I almost could write this blog in one sentence! Are you struggling with your dog blasting through the start line or searching from back to front? Brava sources a threshold hide. Even if you have a "High...

Training Series: Horizontally Layered Hides

by Stacy Barnett | March 27, 2020 | Nosework, Training Skills | 8 Comments

Ok! Hopefully everyone is staying healthy and safe. As promised, here is the next installment of my FREE Training Series which I'm publishing in order to give everyone something to train while we wait for this crisis to pass. In this installment, we will explore...

Training Series: Improving Sourcing Skills

by Stacy Barnett | March 16, 2020 | Nosework, Training Skills | 40 Comments

The whole world is in a crisis... Trials, at least in the very near future, are being cancelled. It's truly terrifying, especially for those of us who are high-risk ourselves or have loved ones who are. Nosework is by design, a sport that allows for social distancing....

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Conquering the Challenges of Training Nosework at Home… orignally recorded January 22, 2019… now available FREE! (Obviously avoid retail areas as mentioned at the 1:19:00 marker and be safe!)