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Find the arousal state that beats distractions without losing thinking

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The connection points in a search where arousal makes or breaks it

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For high natural arousal dogs AND dogs who need a boost

About the webinar

If you want a focused search, your dog needs to be in an optimal arousal state: high enough to overcome distractions, but not so high that they can’t think. It also means adjusting arousal based on the task and the dog’s fluency. Yeah, we cover that. Theory is great, and we cover a little of that too. More importantly, we talk about the connection points in a search where your dog’s arousal state can make or break the search, and how to affect them. You’ll also learn how your dog’s arousal state is conditioned so you can shape performance with good training. This webinar covers both high natural arousal dogs and dogs that need a little “boost.” Includes a downloadable handout with a summary, checklist, training log and more, so you can map your dog’s arousal at each point of the search and track what works.

Stacy Barnett

Stacy Barnett is both a sport and working dog handler. She is a top nosework competitor and trainer, and the first handler to put multiple Summit titles (16 so far) on 3 dogs (Judd SMTx3, Brava SMTx7, Powder SMTx6) in the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW). Stacy is also a certified SARTECH II Search and Rescue professionally trained responder and has trained, certified, and deployed with her dog, K9 Prize, for Wilderness Search and Rescue. Stacy has recently joined Missouri Task Force 1 as a US&R Canine Search Specialist. She has been a faculty member at Fenzi Dog Sports Academy since 2015 and is an international clinician for seminars around the world. She is a licensed Judge for for AKC Scent Work where she was also retained in an advisory position for the AKC Scent Work program for 2 years. Stacy is the founder of Scentsabilities Nosework, and has delivered over 250 educational webinars since 2017. Stacy also co-hosts the popular podcast, K9 Detection Collaborative with Robin Greubel.

Watch Now and Fine-tune Your Dog’s Arousal

This 2h 8m session (plus Q&A) shows you where arousal matters most in a search and how to adjust it. Lifetime access means you can revisit it as your dog’s needs change.

$39.00

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