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Intro to Novice SW is on Tue, Oct 13 · 6:30 p.m. at Northwest Training in Bakersfield. Times shown in local Bakersfield time.

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Intro to Novice SW takes place at Northwest Training, 5327 Basilicata Dr, Bakersfield, CA, Bakersfield.

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Intro to Novice SW

Name: Intro to Novice SW
Start: 2026-10-14T01:30:00.000Z
Location: Northwest Training

Tue, Oct 13 · 6:30 p.m.PDT

Northwest Training · Bakersfield

**Welcome to Introduction to Novice Scent Work!** **Pre-req**; None. Be ready to learn and have some fun! Scent Work is a great team sport that puts your dog's nose to the test. “Fascinating fact: Do…

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Tue, Oct 13 · 6:30 p.m.PDT

Where

Northwest Training5327 Basilicata Dr, Bakersfield, CA

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Date and time: Tue, Oct 13 · 6:30 p.m.PDT — local Bakersfield time
Location: Northwest Training5327 Basilicata Dr, Bakersfield, CABakersfield

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**Welcome to Introduction to Novice Scent Work!**

**Pre-req**; None. Be ready to learn and have some fun!

Scent Work is a great team sport that puts your dog's nose to the test. “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 celebrates the joy of sniffing, and asks a dog to sniff to their heart’s content, turning your dog’s favorite activity into a rewarding game. It is a terrific sport for all kinds of dogs and is a wonderful way to build confidence in a shy dog (AKC).” The game is fun and can be fast. This class is geared towards AKC, but is applicable to NACSW. Our focus will be on the Novice odor of Birch in all 4 elements in AKC: container, buried, interior, exterior searches. We will introduced the advance odor of Anise later in class. Scent Work consists of several odor (Birch, Anise, Clove, Cypress) levels before reaching the Detective Level!

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