About Scent Work
Fascinating fact: Dogs have a sense of smell that’s between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours! The sport of Scent Work is based on the work of professional detection dogs (such as drug dogs), employed by humans to detect a wide variety of scents and substances. In AKC Scent Work, dogs search for cotton swabs saturated with the essential oils of Birch, Anise, Clove, and Cypress. The cotton swabs are hidden out of sight in a pre-determined search area, and the dog has to find them. Teamwork is necessary: when the dog finds the scent, he has to communicate the find to the handler, who calls it out to the judge. For full information about AKC Scent Work Trials visit the AKC Scent Work page.
The Nebraska Kennel Club regularly offers Scent Work Trials. Information about upcoming trials can be found here on our website and our Facebook page.
Upcoming
- Scent Work Trials July 2024
AKC Scent Work Trials
Friday through Sunday, July 12-14, 2024
Iowa Western Community College
2700 College Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51503The Nebraska Kennel Club will be holding Scent Work Trials in July at Iowa Western Community College, Friday thru Sunday, July 12 – 14, 2024! Entries open Wednesday, May 29 at 9am. Click the links below for the Premium List and Entry Form:
- Detective Trials July 2024
AKC Detective Trials
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Margre H. Durham Student Center
Bellevue University
1000 Galvin Road S, Bellevue NE 68005The Nebraska Kennel Club will be holding Detective Trials in July at Bellevue University on Sunday July 28, 2024! Entries open Wednesday, June 12 at 9am. Click the links below for the Premium List and Entry Form:
Click here for Detective Trials Premium List
Click here for the Detective Trials Entry Form
Previous Scent Work Trials
Click one of the links below to view photos from prior Scent Work Trials
- AKC Detective Trials July 2023
- Scent Work Trials July 2023
- Scent Work Trials Dec. 9-11, 2022
- Scent Work Detective Trials July 31, 2022
- Scent Work Trials July 15 – 17, 2022
- Scent Work Trials Dec 10 – 12, 2021
- Scent Work Trials July 16 – 18, 2021
- Scent Work Trials Dec 5 – 6, 2020
- Scent Work Trials July 10 – 12, 2020
- Scent Work Trials Dec 7 – 8, 2019