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The Handler Discrimination Class, the Latex Gloves and the Steward

I am teaching a beginner Handler Discrimination class this month, and am so excited that it is going well. One of my students brought up a question about the latex gloves (that the steward wears) in the upper level HD classes. She asked “does the hide steward change gloves for each competitor?” This has come…

Setting Hides for Competition and Listening to the Demo Dog

Every so often, someone ask me how I go about setting hides as a judge, so this week I decided to blog about that. Last weekend I was judging interiors, and needed to do a UKC Elite level run. I had a big room to work with, some chairs and a table already set up.…

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I’m Ellen

A Scent Work trainer, instructor, competitor, student, and judge. Welcome to Sniffing Around Scent Work, a blog where I write about my experiences, thoughts and musings on my favorite past time.