Special Scent Detection Workshop with Yvonne Ferguson

Join Yvonne Ferguson for an immersive day of scent detection skill-building. Two 3.5-hour workshops are offered . Take advantage of this unique opportunity to deepen your skills and enhance your dog’s training with a recognized expert in the field. Groups will be kept very small to ensure an intimate atmosphere and personalized guidance.

SCENT DETECTION PROBLEM SOLVING – 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Prerequisite: Advanced level and up

This workshop is designed to help teams overcome common challenges encountered in training or at trials. We will address specific issues such as food distraction, container destruction, and false alerts. The goal is to better understand the root causes of these behaviours, prevent them, and develop effective strategies to resolve them. A focused and practical workshop to boost your team’s performance and reliability.

Topics include:

Food distractionsContainer destructionFalse alerts

This workshop is ideal for teams looking to refine their skills and push their limits in scent detection.

ENGAGEMENT, MOTIVATION & COMPLEX HIDES – 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Prerequisite: Started level and up

This workshop focuses on maintaining the dog’s engagement throughout the search. You’ll learn how to work effectively in empty rooms to keep the dog invested, how to gradually increase search duration without losing motivation, and how to introduce or improve work on inaccessible hides. A perfect workshop for developing perseverance, precision, and the dog’s independence in more complex search environments.

A golden opportunity to refine your techniques and gain concrete tools to support your scent detection journey!

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Date: Monday, July 28

Location: Centre Canin LeGardeur

Fee: $149 + tax / workshop

Auditor fee: $39 + tax / workshop

Workshops will be held in very small groups to ensure a personalized experience — spots are very limited. Reserve your place quickly!

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About Yvonne Ferguson

Yvonne Ferguson has been active in the sport scenting world for over 10 years as a trainer, competitor, and judge. Her passion for scent detection has transformed her life, and she has made it her mission to share this incredible discipline with dog-handler teams.

To her, scent detection is more than just a sport: it gives dogs meaningful “work” and serves as a powerful tool for helping dogs with behavioural challenges or low confidence — especially when paired with a thoughtful behaviour modification approach.

Her philosophy: 75% of the work in trials belongs to the dog, but 75% of the work in training belongs to the handler. With years of experience training, observing, and judging thousands of teams, Yvonne firmly believes that scent detection is one of the greatest sports ever created for our canine companions.

She is a certified scent detection judge with both the CKC (Canadian Kennel Club) and the SDDA (Sporting Detection Dogs Association).

Refunds

Up to 7 days before the event starts

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