Seminars & Events

920 - NACSW Trial

Odor Recognition Test (ORT)

Winter dates tbd 

NW1/NW2 and NW3 Trials

Sept 20 & 21, 2025 in Novato, CA

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Link to premium Click Here. Entries open August 4th.

NW1 Entry Link.

NW2 Entry Link.

NW3 Entry Link.

920 - Nose Work Sniff n Go

Sniff and Go

Fees: $50 per dog for five searches. Note: A variety of searches will be offered (Interior, Container, Exterior and possibly Vehicle) and will approximate a trial environment but may not meet all competition requirements. Runs may be done blind or with known hide locations, handler's choice. Additional dogs may be run by the same handler with a separate entry and fee, but the hide locations will not change.

Schedule: Participants will be assigned a specific arrival time between 5:30pm-9:00pm. More information including run-order and check-in time will be emailed at least 2 days prior to the event. You will run all of your searches back-to-back and then depart the facility.  Instructors/Volunteers will be available to act as a judge, but no scoring or prizes will be offered.  Participants may request as much or as little help as needed; this is a training opportunity not a trial!  Searches may be split between 2 "judges" and run concurrently.

Refund Policy: To request a refund, please email ohbehave@marinhumane.org. All requests for cancellations must be received via email at least 1 week prior to the event for a refund. All refunds are subject to a 10% processing fee. Entry fees will not be refunded for absent or excused dogs. 

Dogs Participating: Dogs must be crated in cars when not working, please be prepared with your own shade and water. There is no specific reactive dog parking but we ask everyone to allow all dogs at least 6 feet of distance at all times. Event site is an active animal shelter.  Dogs must be on a 6 foot leash when not searching. Please only use the designated potty area, and do not wander the campus or interfere with volunteers walking shelter dogs.

If you have any questions or would like to be put on the waitlist, please contact Kathleen at kcall@marinhumane.org

920 - Save the Date

Save The Dates: Nose Work Seminar with Dana Zinn March 7 & 8, 2026 in Petaluma

This is a Placeholder Listing.  Details will be posted here when we get closer to the event. Please check back towards the end of the year.  Registration has not opened yet, please don't request to be waitlisted.