Two sites: Bellevue University, 1000 Galvin Road South, Bellevue, NE and Werner Park, 12356 Ballpark Way, Papillion, NE 68046
Entries Open: Wednesday, October 7th, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
New Entry Closing Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 6 p.m.
Date: Monday, July 13th, 2026
Address: North Elkhorn Fire Station, 9301 N 204th Street, Elkhorn, NE
Khara Schuetzner is a professional cadaver dog handler and owner of The Doggie Spot, LLC in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She is a NACSW Certifying Official, Judge, and Certified Nose Work Instructor, as well as an AKC Scent Work Judge, UKC Nose Work Judge, and USCSS Judge and CSD. Khara’s passion for K9 Nose Work began in 2010. She has been teaching since 2011 and has competed extensively with her own dogs, including her first Nose Work dog, Cooper, who earned his ELT-1 title. She currently competes with three dogs: Winnie, Whiskey, and Cinnamon & Cypher. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KSA) and holds professional memberships with APDT, NAPWDA, NNCDS, and is a lifetime member of NASAR.
We hope that you will join us for this exciting two-session workshop!
Session 1: Communication Within the Team (8:00am – 12:00pm)
Ever wish your dog could talk? Khara will work with handlers on reading their dogs during searches. Is it pooling or a trapped odor? An elevated hide? An inaccessible Hide? Build your ability to read your dog in this session. What cues do you send your teammate when you plant your feet or do not plant your feet, when working your dog on odor? In this workshop, Khara will help your team on Crazy Source. As a handler, you will learn how to properly read the little changes in behavior and the cues you send.
Session 2: Under Pressure – Time, Hides, Size (1:30pm – 5:30pm)
As you move up in nose work, do you feel like you are missing something? Or do you feel like the time pressure is getting to be too much? We will work through the most common issues of trialing at higher levels by recreating some of the challenging hides you have found at trials. We will go over how you, as a team, can support each other. We will discover why time doesn’t matter when you trust your dog. Challenging hide-and-seek and fun mental games will be part of this course.
Questions may be directed to Sue Volkmer via e-mail: zman.volkmer@gmail.com
Registrations must be received by Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 6:00pm.
Entries Open: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 9 a.m.
Please read the premium for complete details about this new location.
Trial Site: Hitchcock Humanities Building, 1040 Bruin Blvd., Bellevue, NE
Entry Closing Date: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026, at 6 p.m.
Friday through Sunday
July 10-12, 2026
Trial Site: Iowa Western Community College, 2700 College Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Entries Open: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Read the Premium for complete details.
Entry Closing Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 6 p.m.
Here is a list of all upcoming NKC Events and General Meetings throughout 2026:
January:
Wed 1/21 – General Membership Meeting
February:
Wed 2/18 – Annual Awards Banquet
March:
Wed 3/18 – General Membership Meeting
April:
Wed 4/15 – General Membership Meeting
Fri-Sun 4/17-4/19 – AKC FastCAT Trials – Looking for volunteers!
May:
Thurs-Sun 5/14-5/17 – Nebraska Kennel Club’s Total Dog Experience
Thurs 5/14 – Pointer National Specialty, hosted at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, NE
Fri-Sun 5/15-5/17 – All-Breed Dog Shows at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, NE
Wed 5/20 – General Membership Meeting
June:
Wed 6/17 – NKC Annual Club Picnic
July:
Fri-Sun 7/10-7/12 – Scent Work Trials
Sun 7/26 – Detective Trials
August:
Wed 8/19 – General Membership Meeting
September:
Fri-Sun 9/11-9/13 – AKC FastCAT Trials – Looking for volunteers!
Wed 9/16 – General Membership Meeting
October:
Wed 10/21 – General Membership Meeting
November:
Sun 11/8 – Tracking Test
Wed 11/18 – General Membership Meeting
December:
Fri-Sun 12/4-12/6 – Scent Work Trials
Wed 12/16 – NKC Holiday Party
Trial Site: Margre H. Durham Student Center (see premium list) at Bellevue University, 1000 Galvin Road S, Bellevue, NE 68005
Entries Open: Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Entries accepted by FEDEX, UPS, USPS, or hand delivered on a first received basis no earlier than the above date and time.
Entry Closing Date: Entries must be received no later than Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the secretary’s home.
AKC Scent Work Trials
July 11-13, 2025
Iowa Western Community College
Looft Hall
2700 College Road
Entries Open: Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Entries accepted by FEDEX, UPS, USPS mail, or hand delivered on a first received basis no earlier than the above date and time.
Entry Closing Date: Entries must be received at the secretary’s home no later than Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 6 p.m.
For information contact Sue Volkmer at zman.volkmer@gmail.com